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Æ24 - Hadrian COL L IVL COR
| Issuer | Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC III#126 |
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| Reverse description | Perspective view of a Roman hexastyle temple set upon a raised podium with a broad flight of steps ascending to the entrance. The facade presents two columns visible frontally, while five columns are depicted receding along the left flank and two along the right, rendered in three-quarter view to convey architectural depth. The temple likely represents the Temple of Octavia or another principal sanctuary of the Roman colony of Corinth. The colonial legend is distributed across the field. |
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| Mint | Corinth |
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Corinth's colonial coinage under Hadrian reflects the emperor's unusually close relationship with Greece — he visited the region multiple times, was initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries, and held the office of archon at Athens. Provincial bronzes from Corinth during his reign were produced with civic pride that went beyond routine imperial flattery. The COL L IVL COR legend preserves the colony's full Caesarian foundation title, Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis, recalling Julius Caesar's refounding of the city in 44 BC after a century of abandonment following Mummius's destruction in 146 BC.