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Æ22 - Antoninus Pius ΑΙΓΙΕωΝ
| Issuer | Aegium (Achaea) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC IV.1#8088 |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΙΓΙΕωΝ (Translation: of the Aegians) |
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Aegium was one of the original twelve cities of the Achaean League, and its civic coinage under Antoninus Pius reflects the quiet autonomy Roman emperors permitted to long-established Greek poleis — provided they caused no trouble. The city had been largely destroyed by an earthquake in 23 AD and rebuilt under imperial patronage, which may explain the relatively compliant civic identity visible in its coin production through the mid-second century.