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Æ27 - Antoninus Pius C L I COR
| Issuer | Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Corinthian colonial coinage. The emperor's effigy is depicted with characteristic Antonine portraiture, showing a bearded visage with a laurel wreath. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length standing figure of Venus/Aphrodite facing right, rendered in a draped chiton, holding a long vertical sceptre in her raised left hand and an apple in her extended right hand. The goddess stands on a ground line, her pose reflecting the Hellenistic iconographic tradition of Aphrodite as patroness of Corinth. The colonial abbreviation legend is disposed in the field to the right of the figure, within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | ND (138-161) |
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