Æ20 - Antoninus Pius ΑΡΓΕΙωΝ

Argos occupied an awkward position under Roman rule — ancient enough to claim mythological precedence over nearly every other Greek city, yet politically subordinate within the province of Achaea. Local bronze issues like this one were permitted as a form of civic expression rather than economic necessity, filling small-denomination gaps that imperial coinage left open in provincial markets. The Antonine period saw a modest flowering of such civic bronzes across the Peloponnese.

The reference IV.1#4632 places this within the Roman Provincial Coinage corpus. Argive bronzes of this reign are not common in any grade.