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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 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Apollo of Hierapolis standing to right, holding a plectrum in his right hand and a lyre in his left, confronting the iconic cult statue of Artemis Ephesia standing facing, rendered in the characteristic xoanon type with supports at the sides and multiple breast ornaments. The two divine figures represent the homonoia (civic concord) between Hierapolis and Ephesus. The encircling legend proclaims the neocorate status of both cities and their concordia. |
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The homonoia coinage between Hierapolis in Phrygia and Ephesus reflects a deliberate civic diplomacy — these alliance issues were minted to mark formal bonds between cities, often negotiated around shared festival rights, trade arrangements, or mutual appeals to the imperial court. Under Philip I, such inter-city relationships carried practical weight: Hierapolis was seeking to consolidate its religious and commercial standing along the Lycus valley routes, and association with Ephesus, the dominant metropolis of Asia, was a meaningful credential. The Ephesian neokorate title cited in the legend anchors the issue to a very specific moment in that city's imperial cult hierarchy.