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RIC IV Clodius Albinus 10

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC IV Clodius Albinus 10. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Clodius Albinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Clodius Albinus, bare, right, with the legend D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES.

The reverse shows saeculum Frugiferum, wearing fez, bearded, draped in long robe, seated left on throne, flanked by sphinxes right and left, holding up right hand and holding corn-ears in left hand, with the legend SAECVLO FRVGIFERO COS II.

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Historical context

Decimus Clodius Albinus was a Roman imperial pretender between 193 and 197, proclaimed emperor by legions in Britain and Hispania following the murder of Pertinax in 193 during the Year of the Five Emperors. Albinus initially cooperated with Septimius Severus before the two entered into a civil war in 196, leading to his death in battle in 197.

Struck at the Rome mint, this gold coin represents an aureus, the primary gold denomination of the Roman Empire from the 1st century BC until the early 4th century AD. Valued originally at 25 silver denarii and 100 sestertii, aurei formed a central part of imperial coinage. The reverse pairs the inscription SAECVLO FRVGIFERO COS II with an image of Saeculum Frugiferum, depicted wearing a fez, seated upon a throne flanked by sphinxes, raising the right hand, and holding corn-ears.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Clodius Albinus

Design

Obverse
Head of Clodius Albinus, bare, right
Reverse
Saeculum Frugiferum, wearing fez, bearded, draped in long robe, seated left on throne, flanked by sphinxes right and left, holding up right hand and holding corn-ears in left hand
Obverse legend
D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES
Reverse legend
SAECVLO FRVGIFERO COS II

Identification

Type reference
RIC IV Clodius Albinus 10
Denomination and metal
Aureus, Gold
Obverse legend to match
D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES
Reverse legend to match
SAECVLO FRVGIFERO COS II
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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