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Sestertius with bust of Clodius Albinus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 194–195
Mint: Italy, Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 22.05 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.248
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Clodius Albinus, right, draped .
DCLSEPTAL BINCAES
Reverse: Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and sceptre.
FELICI TA SCOSII in field: S C
DCLSEPTAL BINCAES
Reverse: Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and sceptre.
FELICI TA SCOSII in field: S C
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Consul Eduard Friedrich Weber (1830 - 1907); 1909: with J. Hirsch, Arcisstrasse 17, Munich, Germany (Hirsch auction 24 [Consul Eduard Friedrich Weber Collection], May 10ff., lot 1789); by 1911: with J. Hirsch, Munich (Hirsch auction 30 [Rev. Percy Barron, et al. Collections], May 11ff., lot 1055); by 1935: U.S. Private Collection; April 4, 1935: Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoë Wilbour