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Æ25 - Marcus Aurelius ΑΡΓΕΙΩ?Ν
| Issuer | Argos (Achaea) |
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| Year | 161-169 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of Lucius Verus facing left, with traces of drapery visible at the shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the provincial style typical of Achaean civic coinage of the Antonine period. A retrograde Greek legend surrounds the effigy in the field. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show typical provincial wear consistent with circulation. |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Hera seated left upon a throne, her figure draped, holding a patera in her extended right hand and a long vertical sceptre in her left. The throne is depicted with legs visible beneath the seated deity. A Greek ethnic legend appears in the field identifying the issuing city. The type reflects Argos's close religious association with Hera, whose principal sanctuary, the Heraion, lay in Argive territory. |
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| Mint | Argos |
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