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Æ34 - Severus Alexander ΚΙΒΥΡΑΤΩΝ ΚΕ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ Δ ΑϹ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
| Issuer | Cibyra (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Severus Alexander facing right, depicted from behind, presenting a three-quarter rear view typical of later Severan provincial coinage. The effigy shows the emperor in military attire with paludamentum fastened at the shoulder. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Greek script, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. The bold, high-relief portraiture is characteristic of the civic bronzes struck at Cibyra during the joint provincial homonoia series. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander) |
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The homonoia coinage between Cibyra and Ephesus reflects a specific administrative logic of the Roman conventus system — Cibyra was the seat of its own judicial circuit, one of the few inland Phrygian cities elevated to that status, which gave it standing to negotiate these formal friendship agreements with major coastal centers. Ephesus held four neokorate titles by this period, an accumulation that smaller cities were keen to advertise by association. The joint issue was as much about Cibyra's civic ambition as any genuine alliance.