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Æ24 - Antoninus Pius ΒΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
| Issuer | Argos (Achaea) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒΗϹ (Translation: Emperor Antoninus Pius) |
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| Mintage | ND (138-161) |
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Argos struck bronze under Antoninus Pius as part of the broader revival of civic coinage that accompanied his reign's general stability — Greek cities that had gone quiet under Hadrian's centralizing tendencies found renewed latitude to issue locally. The obverse legend ΒΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ references Lucius Verus, named Caesar in 138 alongside Marcus Aurelius but consistently subordinate, his full co-emperorship only coming after Antoninus died in 161. A civic bronze from Argos naming Verus as Caesar pins this issue to that precise constitutional moment.