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Æ26 - Commodus C L I COR
| Issuer | Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 177-192 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Corinth's status as a Roman colony — refounded by Julius Caesar in 44 BC after lying deliberately razed for a century — gave its civic coinage a distinctly Latin character unusual among Greek provincial mints. The magistrate abbreviation C L I COR, identifying the *Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis*, appears consistently on colonial bronzes through the Antonine and Severan periods, tying each issue explicitly to that Caesarian refoundation rather than to the ancient Greek city.
Commodus's reign saw increased provincial bronze output across Achaea as silver *denarii* were debased and local exchange demanded reliable small coinage. BM IV.1 #4675 places this among a well-documented colonial series.