Æ18 - Commodus C L I COR

Corinth's provincial bronze issues under Commodus occupy a narrow production window tied directly to his elevation as sole emperor following Marcus Aurelius's death in 180 AD. The city held special administrative status as the Roman colony of Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis, established by Caesar in 44 BC, and maintained the right to strike local bronze well into the Severan period. This particular issue falls within the early years of Commodus's sole reign, before the increasingly erratic behavior that defined his later rule began to destabilize imperial administration in the eastern provinces.