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Æ15 - Domitian COR
| Issuer | Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 81-96 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | A nude male athlete strides to the left, his right arm extended forward with open hand, while his left arm bears a round shield. The figure is depicted in a dynamic, striding pose evoking the athletic traditions of the Isthmian Games associated with Corinth. The legend COR appears in the field, identifying the issuing colony. The reverse type reflects the civic pride of the Roman colony in its Panhellenic athletic heritage. |
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| Mint | Corinth |
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Corinth's provincial bronze coinage under Domitian was produced by a Roman colony — Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis — refounded by Julius Caesar in 44 BC on the ruins of the city razed by Mummius in 146 BC. The colonial administration retained the right to strike small bronze for local exchange throughout the Flavian period, one of the few Greek mainland centers permitted to do so under the Principate.
RPC II#210 is among the thinner end of documented Corinthian issues for this reign.