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Æ20 - Hadrian COL R
| Issuer | Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 117-128 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, depicted frontally with aegis on the shoulder, rendered in the provincial Roman style typical of Corinthian colonial coinage. The portrait displays the characteristic Hadrianic beard and laureate wreath. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy along the rim, partially legible on this heavily worn specimen. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Corinth's status as a Roman colony — refounded by Julius Caesar in 44 BC after lying abandoned for a century following Lucius Mummius's destruction in 146 BC — gave it the right to strike colonial bronze, and issues under Hadrian reflect his particular attention to Greece. He visited Corinth during his extensive tour of the eastern provinces, likely in 124/125 AD, and the city's mint activity correlates closely with imperial visits throughout his reign.