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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brian Bucklan, post: 2912573, member: 76544&quot;]Beginning late in the first century AD a means of easing political and social strife between neighboring cities in Asia Minor came about through what is known as &quot;Homonia&quot;, where concord could be achieved through issued coinage and other means.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently came across some later Provincial examples of these types. Note that both the names of Hierapolis along with the &quot;homonia&quot; city were shown on the reverse:</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Valerian I : Hierapolis<i>, </i></b><i>Homonia with Ephesus</i></p><p>Rx: Serapis standing right before facing cult statue of Artemis Ephesia</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]703517[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Otacilia Severa : Hierapolis</b>; <i>Homonia with Ephesus</i></p><p>Rx: Two wreaths</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]703518[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Gallienus : Hierapolis</b>; <i>Homonia with Ephesus</i></p><p>Rx: Two Prize Urns<i></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]703524[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Not provincial but issued in approximately the same time period:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hierapolis; Homonia with Smyrna</b></p><p>Ox: Bust of Apollo Lairbenos</p><p>Rx: Clasped hands</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]703525[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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