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Æ40 - Marcus Aurelius Ε ΚΛ ΦΙΛΟΚΛΕΩ ΚΙΒΥΡΑΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
| Issuer | Cibyra (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 172 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Homonoia (concord) type depicting two civic deities facing one another and clasping hands at center: to the left, the veiled goddess Thea Pisidike of Cibyra stands facing right, a wicker kalathos (basket) balanced upon her head; to the right, Apollo of Hierapolis stands facing left, holding a lyre. The reverse legend, distributed around the field, records the name of the local magistrate Philokles and the formula of concord between the cities of Cibyra and Hierapolis. |
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The Homonoia coinage of Cibyra and Hierapolis Phrygia represents a formal declaration of civic concord between two neighboring cities — a political relationship expressed through shared coinage issues rather than treaty documents. These joint emissions were common in Asia Minor under the Antonines, where cities competed aggressively for Roman imperial favor and used homonoia coins as public proof of regional stability and cooperation. Cibyra, though technically the senior partner as a conventus seat, shared the obverse honors with Hierapolis in a deliberate gesture of equality.