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Æ19 - Domitian COL IVL AVG COR
| Issuer | Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 81-96 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of the emperor Domitian facing right, with draped bust rendered in the provincial style typical of Corinthian civic coinage. The imperial effigy is depicted with characteristic Flavian portraiture. The encircling legend reads IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GER, identifying the emperor by his full imperial titulature. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GER (Translation: Emperor Caesar Domitian Augustus Germanicus) |
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Corinth's colonial coinage under Domitian reflects the city's unusual status as a Roman refoundation — Julius Caesar re-established it as Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis in 44 BC, erasing the Greek city destroyed by Mummius in 146 BC. The colonial title in the legend is thus a genuine administrative designation, not ceremonial flattery. Provincial bronze of this type circulated alongside Roman imperial issues in the Peloponnese but was struck entirely on local authority.