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Medallion with bust of Clodius Albinus
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 194–195
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 41.5 mm. Weight: 59.80 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.17
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medallions
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Clodius Albinus, draped and cuirassed, right.
DCLODIVSSEPTIMIVSALBINVSCAES
Reverse: Fortuna seated left holding rudder and cornucopia. Wheel beside throne.
FORTVNAE REDVCI COSII (in exergue)
DCLODIVSSEPTIMIVSALBINVSCAES
Reverse: Fortuna seated left holding rudder and cornucopia. Wheel beside throne.
FORTVNAE REDVCI COSII (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 7, 1968