Clodius Albinus & Valerian I

Nice buys @Mat
The Valerian has a portrait of unusual good style, and a steal at 10 $

My Clodius Albinus (wasn't that cheap of course)


Clodius Albinus, Denarius minted in Rome, 194 AD
CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head of Clodius Albinus right
MINER PACIF COS II, Minerva standing left, holding spear and olive branch, leaning on shield
3,36 gr
Ref : Cohen #48, RCV #6144

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Thats a lovely portrait on that one!

 

Great pickup Mat, nothing more fun than grabbing a misattributed coin! As we've seen in this thread, Clodius had some fine portraits.

When allied with Septimius Severus, Clodius Albinus’ portraits show him with hair combed forward to cover a receding hairline matched with a short scruffy beard.

When Septimius Severus named his son Caracalla Caesar, Albinus understood this as the end of their alliance and the beginning of a fight for his life. Ablinus took the title of Augustus (Imperator Caesar Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Augustus), and his portrait quickly converts to a full head of hair and voluminous beard worthy of an Emperor.

Here's my before:



and after:

 

Who has a high grade sestertius to show? Mine is rough but has a decent portrait.