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Aureus Clodia: Publius Clodius, P·CLODIVS M·F
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 42 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | P·CLODIVS M·F (Translation: Publius Clodius son of Marcus.) |
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| Mint | Rome |
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Publius Clodius Turrinus issued this aureus in 42 BC as one of the moneyers serving under the Second Triumvirate — a period when coin production became an instrument of political competition between Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus rather than a function of the treasury. The M·F in the legend establishes his filiation, a deliberate invocation of the notorious tribune Publius Clodius Pulcher, whose populist violence had defined Roman street politics in the 50s BC. Whether that association was an asset or a liability by 42 BC is a genuinely open question.
Calicó 6a distinguishes this from related die pairings within RRC 494/22 — a subtle but catalogued distinction.