Aegium was one of the original twelve cities of the Achaean League, and its coins from the imperial period reflect a municipality still trading on ancient federal prestige long after Rome had dissolved the League in 146 BC. Issues under Marcus Aurelius from this Achaean city are scarce — the local bronze output of small Peloponnesian centers was never large, and the 177–180 window covers only the co-reign period after Commodus was elevated to Augustus, narrowing the production horizon further.
Aegium was one of the original twelve cities of the Achaean League, and its coins from the imperial period reflect a municipality still trading on ancient federal prestige long after Rome had dissolved the League in 146 BC. Issues under Marcus Aurelius from this Achaean city are scarce — the local bronze output of small Peloponnesian centers was never large, and the 177–180 window covers only the co-reign period after Commodus was elevated to Augustus, narrowing the production horizon further.