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Æ27 - Marcus Aurelius C L I COR
| Issuer | Corinth (Achaea) |
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| Year | 161-180 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius facing right, with possible traces of drapery at the shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the characteristic Antonine style with curling hair and beard. A partially legible Latin legend encircles the bust along the periphery of the flan. The overall strike is somewhat weak, with areas of flatness consistent with the irregular flan shape typical of provincial bronze coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Corinth's colonial status under Rome gave its magistrates the unusual privilege of issuing bronze coinage in their own name alongside the emperor's — the "C L I COR" abbreviation referencing Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis, the colony refounded by Julius Caesar in 44 BC on the site he had razed a century earlier. Provincial bronzes from Achaea under Marcus Aurelius are sparsely documented, and the IV.1 corpus remains the primary reference for attributing magistrate issues from this mint to specific reigns.