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Æ25 - Marcus Aurelius ΠΑΙϹ ΑΙΓΙΕωΝ
| Issuer | Aegium (Achaea) |
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| Year | 161-180 |
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| Weight | 11.64 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius facing right, with traces of drapery visible at the truncation, rendered in the provincial Greek style. The effigy displays the characteristic bearded portrait of the emperor, consistent with Antonine-period coinage from Achaea. The Greek imperial titulature legend runs around the periphery of the field. The flan is somewhat irregular, as typical of provincial bronze coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) |
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Aegium was one of the few Achaean cities permitted to strike civic bronze under the Antonines, a privilege tied more to local administrative tradition than imperial favor. The city had been a principal meeting place of the Achaean League before Rome dissolved that body in 146 BC, and its continued coin production centuries later reflects a stubborn municipal identity that outlasted the League itself.