Clodinus Albinus as Augustus AD 195-196 Silver Denarius
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Clodinus Albinus Silver Denarius 195-196AD as Augustus
Bare head of Clodius Albinus/Minerva standing left resting on shield.
RCV 6144. 16x18mm, 2.50g Lugdunum
Clodius Albinus, of African noble decent, was a usurper who was proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Hispania following the murder of Pertinax in 193AD (the ‘Year of the Five Emperors’), he was defeated by Septimius Severus’ troops near Lyon in 196AD.
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