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Æ24 - Hadrian COL L IVL COR
| Issuer | Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse lettering | COL L IVL COR (Translation: Colony of Laus Iulia of the Corinthians) |
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| Mintage | ND (117-138) |
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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.