Æ34 - Severus Alexander ΚΙΒΥΡΑΤΩΝ ΚΕ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ Δ ΑϹ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ

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.