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Æ20 - Domitian COL IVL AVG COR
| Issuer | Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 81-96 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC II#194 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (81-96) |
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Corinth's colonial coinage under Domitian reflects the city's peculiar status as a Roman re-foundation rather than a Greek survivor — Julius Caesar had refounded it as Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis in 44 BC, effectively replacing the city the Romans themselves had razed in 146 BC. The colonial title in the legend is not ceremonial shorthand; it marks a genuine administrative identity distinct from the surrounding Achaean communities.
Provincial bronze of this diameter from Corinth during the Flavian period circulated alongside Roman imperial coinage rather than replacing it, filling denominations the central mints did not bother supplying to the eastern provinces in sufficient quantity.