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AR24 - Vespasian ΕΤΟΥϹ ΝΕΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΥ, Θ (in exergue)
| Issuer | Koinon of Cyprus |
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| Year | 76-77 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (76-77) |
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The Koinon of Cyprus — the provincial assembly representing the island's cities under Roman rule — held the unusual privilege of striking silver coinage, a right rarely extended to provincial bodies. This issue dates to the ninth year of Vespasian's reign, the regnal dating system used by the Koinon running parallel to the Roman calendar. Cyprus had been a senatorial province since Augustus reorganized it in 22 BC, administered by a proconsul, and the Koinon's coinage functioned partly as a diplomatic instrument for demonstrating loyalty to the ruling dynasty.
The ΕΤΟΥϹ ΝΕΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΥ formula — "year of the new sacred" — references the Cyprian era tied to imperial cult observance on the island.