Clodius Albinus as Caesar AR Denarius Roman Empire 195 AD Silver Coin Concordia on Reverse Museum Reproduction CSRD0126

This reverse is apparently the final type on the coins of Clodius Albinus, before the mint of Rome ceased to strike for him ca. summer 195 (unpublished chronology of C. Clay). The choice of Concordia was probably suggested by the increasing lack of harmony between Septimius and his Caesar. In ancient Roman religion, Concordia is the goddess who embodies agreement in marriage and society. Her Greek equivalent is usually regarded as Harmonia, with musical harmony a metaphor for an ideal of social concord or entente in the political discourse of the Republican era. She was thus often associated with Pax (“Peace”) in representing a stable society. As such, she is more closely related to the Greek concept of homonoia (likemindedness), which was also represented by a goddess. Concordia Augusta was cultivated in the context of Imperial cult. Dedicatory inscriptions to her, on behalf of emperors and members of the imperial family, were common.

DESIGN:
Obverse side
Bust of Clodius Albinus, right, bare-headed, drapery on left shoulder
Legend:
D CLOD SEPT-AL-BIN CAES

Reverse side
Concordia seated left, holding patera in right hand & double cornucopiae in left
Legend:
CONCORDIA PR

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