Æ25 - Marcus Aurelius C L I COR

Corinth's provincial bronze issues under Marcus Aurelius were struck under the authority of the Roman colony — Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis, hence the C L I COR abbreviation — refounded by Julius Caesar in 44 BC on the site of the city the Romans had razed in 146 BC. The colonial status mattered: it entitled Corinth to mint in a way most Greek cities under Roman rule could not do unilaterally.

The reference IV.1#7889 places this within the Burnett, Amandry, and Ripollès *Roman Provincial Coinage* corpus, the standard classification for colonial and provincial bronzes of this period.