RIC IV Clodius Albinus 2
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC IV Clodius Albinus 2. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Clodius Albinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Clodius Albinus, bare, right, with the legend D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES.
The reverse shows aesculapius, naked to waist, standing left, offering patera (or cake?) in right hand to snake coiled around rod at right side, left hand at side, with the legend COS II.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 6
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Clodius Albinus was a Roman imperial pretender between 193 and 197, during the Roman imperial period. Following the murder of Pertinax in 193, an event known as the "Year of the Five Emperors", he was proclaimed emperor by legions in Britain and Hispania. During the earlier phase of his bid for power, Albinus cooperated with Septimius Severus before the two turned on each other in 196.
This silver denarius was struck at the mint of Rome. The obverse features the bare head of Clodius Albinus accompanied by the legend "D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES". The reverse portrays the deity Aesculapius standing and offering a patera or cake to a snake coiled around a rod, with the legend "COS II".
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Denomination
- Denarius
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Clodius Albinus
Design
- Obverse
- Head of Clodius Albinus, bare, right
- Reverse
- Aesculapius, naked to waist, standing left, offering patera (or cake?) in right hand to snake coiled around rod at right side, left hand at side
- Obverse legend
- D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES
- Reverse legend
- COS II
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC IV Clodius Albinus 2
- Denomination and metal
- Denarius, Silver
- Obverse legend to match
- D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES
- Reverse legend to match
- 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.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.4.ca.2
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