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Æ25 - Antoninus Pius ΑΙΓΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Aegium (Achaea) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of the boy Zeus, nude, advancing to the right upon a low rectangular base or plinth, his right arm raised and brandishing a thunderbolt, his left hand holding an eagle. The composition reflects the local civic iconography of Aegium, referencing the mythological tradition that Zeus was nursed at this site. The ethnic legend of the Aegians appears in the field. |
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Aegium was one of the most historically loaded cities in the Achaean League — it served as the league's primary meeting place for federal assemblies during the Hellenistic period, a role Strabo still noted with some nostalgia centuries later. By the reign of Antoninus Pius, that political primacy was long gone, but civic pride evidently persisted. Provincial bronzes from Achaea under Antoninus Pius are relatively scarce compared to issues from Asia Minor, reflecting the region's modest economic weight within the imperial system.