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Æ25 - Hadrian COL LAV IVL COR
| Issuer | Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of the emperor Hadrian facing right, rendered in a frontal three-quarter perspective with the paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The portrait displays the characteristic Hadrianic beard and close-cropped hair beneath the laurel wreath, executed in the provincial die-cutting style of the Corinthian mint. The imperial titulature runs in a partial legend around the bust within the field, with portions lost to wear. The flan is notably irregular and shows signs of heavy circulation. |
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| Reverse description | Tyche, the personification of fortune, stands facing left in a flowing draped chiton, holding a ship's rudder downward in her extended right hand and a cornucopia in her raised left arm. The figure is rendered in a frontal stance with the head turned slightly, in the characteristic provincial style of Roman Corinth. The colonial legend is distributed in the field around the figure, referencing the colony's full Julio-Claudian foundation title. The flan shows moderate wear consistent with an irregularly struck hammered provincial bronze. |
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| Reverse lettering | COL LAV IVL COR (Translation: colony of Laus Iulia of the Corinthians) |
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