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Æ29 - Philip I ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ Κ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
| Issuer | City of Hierapolis (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Homonoia type depicting the Tyche of Hierapolis and the Tyche of Ephesus standing facing one another, each wearing a mural crown and holding a sceptre, their right hands clasped in a dextrarum iunctio symbolising the civic concord between the two cities. The Greek legend is distributed around the field, reading ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ Κ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ, explicitly referencing the neokorate status of Ephesus. |
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| Mint | Hierapolis, Phrygia, modern-day Pamukkale, Turkey |
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The homonoia ("concord") coinage between Hierapolis in Phrygia and Ephesus reflects a specific diplomatic practice in which rival cities of the imperial East negotiated formal friendship agreements, often timed to coincide with visits by the emperor or his representatives. Under Philip I, such alliances carried practical weight — cities competing for the title of neokoros, "temple warden," needed allies in the imperial court, and Ephesus held multiple neokorate titles that made her a valuable partner. Hierapolis was pressing its own claims aggressively during this period.
The Conventus of Cibyra was the administrative circuit through which Roman judicial authority reached Hierapolis, a detail that shaped which cities it cultivated relationships with.