Corinth's colonial status under Rome gave its civic bronze issues an unusual dual identity — struck by a Roman colony on Greek soil, accountable to Roman administrative structures while drawing on deep local mythological traditions. The years 180–182 fall at the opening of Commodus's sole reign following the death of Marcus Aurelius, a transition the provincial mints acknowledged quickly with new portrait issues.
The reference IV.1#10114 places this within the Roman Provincial Coinage corpus. Corinth was among the more prolific colonial mints in Achaea during the Antonine period.
Corinth's colonial status under Rome gave its civic bronze issues an unusual dual identity — struck by a Roman colony on Greek soil, accountable to Roman administrative structures while drawing on deep local mythological traditions. The years 180–182 fall at the opening of Commodus's sole reign following the death of Marcus Aurelius, a transition the provincial mints acknowledged quickly with new portrait issues.
The reference IV.1#10114 places this within the Roman Provincial Coinage corpus. Corinth was among the more prolific colonial mints in Achaea during the Antonine period.