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Æ25 - Commodus C L I COR
| Issuer | Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 184-192 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | COMMODVS ANTONINVS AV? (Translation: Commodus Antoninus Augustus) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Corinth's provincial bronze output under Commodus reflects the city's status as the Roman colony Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis — a refoundation by Julius Caesar in 44 BC that gave it a distinctly Latin character unusual among Greek provincial mints. The magistrate abbreviation C L I COR appearing on this issue identifies the colonial authority rather than a Greek civic body, a distinction that mattered administratively even three centuries after the refoundation.
Commodus was assassinated on New Year's Eve 192 AD, strangled by a wrestler named Narcissus after a poisoning attempt failed to kill him quickly enough.