Æ34 - Valerian and Gallienus ΕΠΙ ΑΥΡ ΕΛΠΙΔΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΝΕ ΚΥ/ΜΑΙΩΝ

Cyme, one of the oldest Greek settlements on the Aeolian coast, retained the right to strike civic bronze under Roman rule — a privilege that carried real political weight. The magistrate name preserved in the legend, Aurelius Elpidephoros, is known from a small cluster of issues under the joint reign, suggesting he held his position briefly but struck across multiple denominations. The neokoros title claimed by the city signals Cyme's active competition with neighboring Smyrna and Pergamon for imperial cult honors.