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Æ25 - Marcus Aurelius ΜΕΓΑΡΕωΝ
| Issuer | Megara (Achaea) |
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| Year | 161-180 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse lettering | ΜΕΓΑΡΕωΝ (Translation: of the Megarians) |
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Megara's civic bronze issues under Marcus Aurelius belong to a broader Antonine-era revival of local coinage across Greek poleis, a phenomenon driven less by economic necessity than by civic prestige — the right to strike bronze was a privilege granted by Rome, and displaying it affirmed a city's continued relevance. Megara, by the second century, was a shadow of its archaic self; Pausanias, writing roughly contemporaneous with this issue, described the city in terms that barely concealed his indifference to its decline.
The magistrate name encoded in the ethnic legend ΜΕΓΑΡΕωΝ links this piece to a small, poorly documented series. IV.1#5063 is among the heavier survivors of the type.