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Æ20 - Domitian COL IVL FLAV AVG CORINT
| Issuer | Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 81-96 |
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| Weight | 7.06 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Domitian facing right, rendered in the provincial style typical of Corinthian colonial coinage. The portrait displays the characteristic features of the Flavian dynasty, with the laurel wreath clearly delineated around the head. The surrounding legend is distributed along the coin's circumference, partially visible due to the irregular flan. The overall style reflects the workmanship of a Roman colonial mint operating under imperial authority. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Corinth's colonial coinage under Domitian occupies an awkward position in provincial numismatics — the city's status as a Roman colony, refounded by Julius Caesar in 44 BC after over a century of deliberate abandonment following its destruction in 146 BC, gave it the unusual right to produce Latin-legend bronzes rather than the Greek-legend issues typical of most Achaean cities. The abbreviation COL IVL FLAV AVG in the colonial title reflects successive imperial patronage layered onto the foundation name, with the Flavian addition marking the dynasty's formal recognition of Corinthian civic privileges.