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Æ30 - Caracalla ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΚΡΗΤΑΡΙΟΥ
| Issuer | Smyrna (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC V.2#1489 |
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| Reverse description | Amazon Smyrna, the eponymous founder and personification of the city, standing left in military attire, holding a Nike (Victory figurine) in her extended right hand, a double axe and pelta (crescent-shaped Amazon shield) in her left. At her feet, the prow of a ship alludes to Smyrna's maritime prominence. The encircling Greek legend references the city's triple neocorate status and the name of the presiding magistrate Cretarius. |
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| Reverse lettering | ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΚΡΗΤΑΡΙΟΥ (Translation: of the Smyrnaeans, three times neocorate, under Cretarius) |
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Smyrna held the title of neokoros — imperial temple warden — three times, a distinction fiercely competed among the great cities of Asia Minor and confirmed only by direct vote of the Roman Senate. The third grant came under Caracalla, whose favor toward Smyrna was likely connected to his broader policy of distributing such honors to secure loyalty from wealthy provincial cities. The magistrate named in the inscription, Kretarios, is otherwise unattested, making this issue one of the few physical records of his tenure.