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Æ25 - Marcus Aurelius ΑΡΓΕΙωΝ
| Issuer | Argos (Achaea) |
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| Year | 161-169 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A seated male figure, identified as a poet, is depicted in left-facing profile upon what appears to be a throne or chair, holding an open scroll in his hands. The figure is rendered in a contemplative pose characteristic of literary or Muse-associated types employed by Argive civic coinage. The ethnic legend ΑΡΓΕΙωΝ appears in the field, asserting the civic identity of the issuing authority. The type likely alludes to a celebrated poet associated with Argos, possibly referencing the city's cultural heritage. |
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Argos struck bronze issues under Marcus Aurelius during the early co-reign with Lucius Verus, a period when the city was actively leveraging its mythological prestige — particularly its Heraion and the cult of Hera — to maintain civic visibility within the Roman provincial system. Greek cities of the Peloponnese used local bronze coinage not for wide commerce but as instruments of civic identity, often tied to festival contexts. The reference IV.1#7932 places this piece within the Peloponnese volume of the Roman Provincial Coinage corpus.