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Æ30 - Gallienus sole reign) (ϹΤΡΑ Λ ΟΚ ϹΕΒΗΡΟΥ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟ Β
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 260-268 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gallienus, right, seen from rear |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Π ΛΙΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Publius Licinius Gallienus Augustus) |
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Cyzicus held the title of neokoros — temple warden of the imperial cult — twice over by this period, which is precisely what the ΝΕΟΚΟ Β legend asserts. The city lobbied aggressively for each such honor, as neokorate status brought tax privileges, festival rights, and a measurable boost to civic prestige within the province of Asia. Coins advertising the title were civic propaganda as much as currency.
Gallienus ruled the eastern provinces alone after his father Valerian was captured by Shapur I at the Battle of Edessa in 260 — the only Roman emperor ever taken prisoner by a foreign enemy.