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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
ClassificationsNumismaticsMedallions

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)


ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 7, 1968