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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Kibyra (Phrygia) |
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| Year | 166 BC - 84 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | ΟΚ Κ Α ΚΙΒΥΡΑΤΩΝ |
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| Mint | Kibyra |
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Kibyra occupied an unusual position in the ancient world — a city of mixed Pisidian, Lydian, and Greek heritage that grew powerful enough to lead a tetrapolis with neighboring communities before Rome forcibly dismantled its regional dominance following the death of its tyrannical dynast Moagetes around 167 BC. The city was subsequently reorganized as a free city under Roman supervision, and coinage of this period reflects that transitional status rather than genuine civic independence.
The date range coincides almost exactly with Kibyra's absorption into the Roman provincial structure formalized by Sulla's settlement of Asia in 84 BC.