Stater

Argos Amphilochikon was a city in Amphilochia, a region of Akarnania whose Greek identity was itself contested — Thucydides records that the Amphilochians invited Ambraciots to settle among them and were subsequently "barbarized" through intermarriage, only partially recovering their Greek character through an alliance with Ambracia and Argos. This stater belongs to a civic coinage that affirms a distinctly Argive colonial identity at a time when the region was repeatedly fought over by Ambracia, the Akarnanians, and Athenian-backed factions throughout the Peloponnesian War period and its aftermath.

The BCD collection reference situates this piece within a tightly argued die study. Specimens attributable to BCD 138–139 show consistent die alignment, suggesting a concentrated and relatively short production run.