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Æ21 - Nero P VEN (I (DIO) FRON (O (NE) (or NE IIVIR COR)
| Issuer | Roman Colony of Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 66-67 |
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| Weight | 6.69 g |
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| Obverse lettering | NERO CAESAR (or CAESAR) (Translation: Nero Caesar) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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This coin falls within Nero's celebrated tour of Greece in 66–67 AD, during which he competed in the Isthmian, Pythian, Nemean, and Olympic Games simultaneously — a logistical absurdity the Greeks indulged because refusal was not an option. Corinth, as the Roman colony governing the Isthmus, was central to his itinerary. Nero famously announced the liberation of Greece from taxation at the Isthmian Games, likely while standing on Corinthian soil.
The fragmentary legend reconstruction — whether reading as a duovir attribution or otherwise — reflects how poorly this colonial bronze survives, with most specimens heavily worn from Corinth's busy port economy at Lechaion.