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Æ19 - Hadrian COL L IVL COR
| Issuer | Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 128-138 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, the cuirass adorned with a gorgoneion on the chest. The portrait is rendered in the characteristic Roman provincial style, with the legend disposed around the effigy in the field. The obverse legend reads IMP CAES TR-A HADR AVG, identifying the emperor by his imperial titles. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES TR-A HADR AVG (Translation: Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus) |
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Hadrian visited Corinth during his Greek tour of 124–125 AD and again around 128–129 AD, and the city — rebuilt by Julius Caesar as a Roman colony in 44 BC after lying depopulated for a full century — responded with a burst of civic bronze coinage celebrating the relationship. The colonial title COL L IVL COR encoded in the legend reflects Caesar's original foundation, a piece of institutional memory the Corinthians carried on their coinage for nearly two hundred years after refoundation.