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RIC III Antoninus Pius 481A

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 481A, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 159–160 AD. Obverse: bust of marcus aurelius, bare-headed, draped, right. Reverse: mars, helmeted, naked but for a cloak at back, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left. Weight about 7.2 g.
obverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 481A
reverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 481A
mint Rome weight 7.24g (2)
ruler Antoninus Pius diameter (0)
denomination Aureus axis 9↕ (2)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, bare-headed, draped, right

AVRELIVS CAES AVG PII F
reverse

Mars, helmeted, naked but for a cloak at back, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left

TR POT XIIII COS II
specimens (4)
British Museum 7.27g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 7.20g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 481A (ric.3.ant.481A), 159–160 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-481a/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA