194 BCE Ancient and Late Antique Arcadia History

Teuthis issues coinage

Evidence of civic life and regional networks in Hellenistic Arcadia.

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Why it matters

Coinage is material evidence of organized civic identity and participation in wider Arcadian networks.

A coin attributed to Teuthis dated to 194 BCE (inscription cited locally as “Achaeans Teuthidoi Gnoseas”) attests to organized civic presence and participation in broader Achaean networks.