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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Year of 5 Emperors| > |Clodius Albinus| > RS97753
Clodius Albinus, Late 195 or Early 196 - 19 February 197 A.D.
|Clodius| |Albinus|, |Clodius| |Albinus,| |Late| |195| |or| |Early| |196| |-| |19| |February| |197| |A.D.|, African by birth, Clodius Albinus had a distinguished military career and was made governor of Britain. Septimius Severus made him Caesar. In 195 A.D., after consolidating his position, Septimius declared Clodius a public enemy and attacked. In response, Clodius assumed the purple, but he was defeated and committed suicide.
RS97753. Silver denarius, RIC IV 1a (R), RSC III 58, BMCRE IV 38, SRCV II 6145, Hunter III -, F, toned, a few old scratches, overstruck (probably on an older Clodius Albinus denarius), edge cracks, Rome mint, weight 2.486g, maximum diameter 18.2mm, die axis 0o, as caesar under Septimius Severus, 193 A.D.; obverse D CLODIVS ALBINVS CAES, bare head right; reverse PROVID AVG COS (the foresight of the Emperor, consul), Providentia standing left, holding wand in right hand over globe at feet, long scepter vertical behind in left hand; ex CNG e-auction 424 (26 Aug 2015), lot 503; rare; SOLD










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