Copper alloy Dupondius or As of Clodius Albinus as Caesar (AD 193-5), dating to AD 194-5 (Reece Period 10), Mint of Rome.
Obv. (D CLOD...); Head right
Rev. [SAECVLO FR]VGIFERO COS (II); Saeculum Frugiferum seated left on throne, flanked by sphinxes, holding up right hand and holding corn ears in left.
RIC IV, pt 1, -
Saeculum Frugiferum is honoured on coins struck for Clodius Albinus and Septimius Severus in AD 193-4. However, most of the types show the personification standing. The only coin showing the seated version is a gold aureus of Clodius Albinus (RIC IV, pt 1, no. 10) and this is only known from a couple of specimens, one in the British Museum. This Dupondius or As, therefore, is apparently the first coin of its kind to bear the seated version of this type.
Copper alloy Dupondius or As of Clodius Albinus as Caesar (AD 193-5), dating to AD 194-5 (Reece Period 10), Mint of Rome.
Obv. (D CLOD...); Head right
Rev. [SAECVLO FR]VGIFERO COS (II); Saeculum Frugiferum seated left on throne, flanked by sphinxes, holding up right hand and holding corn ears in left.
RIC IV, pt 1, -
Saeculum Frugiferum is honoured on coins struck for Clodius Albinus and Septimius Severus in AD 193-4. However, most of the types show the personification standing. The only coin showing the seated version is a gold aureus of Clodius Albinus (RIC IV, pt 1, no. 10) and this is only known from a couple of specimens, one in the British Museum. This Dupondius or As, therefore, is apparently the first coin of its kind to bear the seated version of this type.
A RDF representation of HESH-714F80
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HESH-714F80
HESH-714F80
Copper alloy
6
0194
0195
Period 10: 193-222
25.7
9.81
Dupondius or as
Denomination
6
25.7
Diameter
3.2
Thickness
9.81
Weight
obverse
D CLOD...
reverse
SAEC[VLO FR]VGIFERO COS (II)
GB
en-GB
The Trustees of the British Museum
The Trustees of the British Museum
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Attribute as courtesy of the British Museum
A thumbnail image of HESH-714F80
Copper alloy
Primary material of object
Complete
Rome
Clodius Albinus
Head right
Head right
D CLOD...
Obverse of coin
Saeculum Frugiferum seated left on throne, flanked by sphinxes, holding up right hand and holding corn ears in left.
Saeculum Frugiferum seated left on throne, flanked by sphinxes, holding up right hand and holding corn ears in left.
Reverse
SAEC[VLO FR]VGIFERO COS (II)
By Attribution 3.0
The period from for the object
Attribute as courtesy of the British Museum
A full resolution image of HESH-714F80
0194
0195
The issuer of the coin
Method of manufacture