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Æ23 - Commodus ΜΕΓΑΡΕωΝ
| Issuer | Megara (Achaea) |
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| Year | 177-192 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΚΟΜΜοΔΟϹ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Commodus Antoninus) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Megara's civic bronze coinage under Commodus reflects a city punching well above its political weight — by the late 2nd century AD, Megara had long since ceded regional dominance to Corinth, yet it continued issuing autonomous bronzes throughout the reign, asserting local identity through the magistrate-controlled mint. The city's ethnic inscription, ΜΕΓΑΡΕΩΝ, appears on provincial issues with enough consistency to suggest a deliberate civic program rather than opportunistic minting.
The BM reference IV.1#5060 places this within the SNGCopenhagen/BMC provincial framework, where Megarean issues of this period are genuinely scarce in any condition.