Aureus - Clodius Albinus GEN LVG COS II, Genius of Lugdunum

€268,441.00
IssuerWestern provinces, Usurpations of
Year195-197
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25)
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#24, OCRE#ric.4.ca.24
Obverse descriptionBust of Clodius Albinus, laureate, draped on right shoulder, left.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringIMP CAES D CLO ALBIN AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Decimus Clodius Albinus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Decimus Clodius Albinus, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionThe Genius of Lugdunum, towered, draped, standing front, head left, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; at feet, eagle standing left.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringGEN LVG COS II
(Translation: Genius Lugduni. Consul Secundum. Genius (guardian spirit) of Lugdunum. Consul Secundum.)
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MintageND (195-197)  - -
Catalog ID9215857180
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