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Æ20 - Marcus Aurelius ΑΙΓΙΕωΝ
| Issuer | Aegium (Achaea) |
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| Year | 161-180 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, cuirassed and paludamentum-draped bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius facing right. The portrait displays the characteristic mature features associated with his reign, rendered in the provincial Greek style. A partial legend surrounds the bust, partially off-flan, reading ] ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, identifying the emperor by his regnal name Antoninus Augustus. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Aegium was one of the original twelve cities of the Achaean League and hosted its federal assemblies for centuries — a civic distinction the city clearly still traded on under Roman rule when issuing local bronze of this type. Provincial bronzes under Marcus Aurelius proliferated across Achaea as the emperor's Antonine coinage circulated in parallel, leaving municipal issues like this one to serve purely local exchange.