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Dupondius - Clodius Albinus FELICITAS COS II S C, Felicitas
| Issuer | Western provinces, Usurpations of |
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| Year | 194-195 |
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| Value | Dupondius (1/8) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped bust of Clodius Albinus facing right, rendered with a short beard and characteristically curled hair. The portrait exhibits the provincial style typical of western mint production under Albinus's usurpation. The circular Latin legend runs along the periphery of the flan, naming the emperor in his capacity as Caesar. The flan is notably broad and irregular, consistent with hammered bronze coinage of the late second century AD. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Clodius Albinus held the western provinces as Caesar under Septimius Severus from 193, a fragile arrangement that collapsed when Severus named his own son Caracalla heir in 196 — effectively signaling that Albinus had no future. This coin dates to the period just before that rupture, when Albinus had declared himself Augustus and was minting independently in the west, almost certainly at Lugdunum. He was defeated at the Battle of Lugdunum in February 197 and killed; Severus reportedly had his body thrown into the Rhône.