Æ34 - Severus Alexander ΑΡΧ ΙΟΥΛ ϹΕΚΟΥΝΔΟΥ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟ

Cyzicus held the title of neokoros — temple warden of the imperial cult — multiple times over, and the city leveraged that status aggressively in its civic coinage under Severus Alexander. The magistrate name carried in this legend, Julius Secundus, grounds the issue within a specific administrative moment rather than a generic reign-span. Provincial bronzes of this size from Cyzicus were produced for local prestige as much as exchange, the city keen to broadcast its cultic rank to anyone handling the coin.

Cyzicus was awarded its neokorate honors incrementally across the Severan dynasty, each grant tied to negotiation with Rome rather than automatic conferral.