Reece Period attributed: Period 10
Member of the 193-197 dynasty.
Coins for this issuer were issued from 193 until 197.
Clodius Albinus was a British usurper who rose to power in the confusion of AD 193. Of North African origin, he had tenuous ties to Severus, who gave him the name Caesar to buy Albinus\' neutrality.
Albinus crossed into Gaul in 196, while Severus was in Rome. They finally faced off near Lyon, and Albinus committed suicide when his troops were near defeat. Severus cut off his head and sent it back to Rome.
We have recorded 64 examples.
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