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Denarius - Clodius Albinus FEL AVG COS II
| Issuer | Western provinces, Usurpations of |
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| Year | 195-197 |
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| Weight | 3.1 g |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (195-197) |
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Clodius Albinus held Britain and much of Gaul after Septimius Severus named him Caesar in 193 to neutralize him as a rival during the Year of the Five Emperors. The arrangement collapsed by 195, when Severus declared his own son Caracalla as Caesar instead — a direct signal that Albinus would receive no succession. Albinus responded by claiming the title Augustus and striking his own coinage from Lugdunum, the mint responsible for this issue.
He was defeated at the Battle of Lugdunum in February 197, one of the largest Roman civil engagements on western soil. Severus had his body dragged through the streets.