Æ28 - Marcus Aurelius C L I COR

Corinth's status as a Roman colony — refounded by Julius Caesar in 44 BC after lying abandoned for a century following Lucius Mummius's destruction in 146 BC — gave its civic coinage a distinct Latin character unusual among Greek provincial mints. The abbreviation C L I COR, standing for Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis, reflects that colonial identity, invoked on bronze issues well into the imperial period.

This piece falls within the co-reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, the first time Rome had operated under two equal Augusti simultaneously.