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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.184
People
Clodius Albinus, Roman (r. 193 - 197)
Title
Denarius of Clodius Albinus, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
194-95 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/21066

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.83 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
denarius
Date on Object
COS II
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES
  • Reverse Inscription: FELICI TAS COS II

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC V 91 p. 36

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.184
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Clodius Albinus bare, bearded to r.
Rev.: Felicitas draped, standing facing l., holding caduceus in raised r. hand and long scepter in l.

Exhibition History

  • Re-View: S422 (Ancient rotation) "The Scholar as Collector: Margarete Bieber (1879-1978)", Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/2011 - 06/18/2011

Verification Level

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