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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1059

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1059, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 172–173 AD. Obverse: bust of marcus aurelius, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, right. Reverse: trophy with shields at foot; to left, german woman, seated left on shield, propping up head with right hand and resting left arm on knee; to right, german man, standing right, with hands tied behind back. Weight about 24.6 g, diameter 30.4 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1059
obverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1059
reverse: Trophy with shields at foot; to left, German woman, seated left on shield, propping up head with right hand and resting left arm on knee; to right, German man, standing right, with hands tied behind back
mint Rome weight 24.64g (3)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀30.4 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, right

M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII
reverse

Trophy with shields at foot; to left, German woman, seated left on shield, propping up head with right hand and resting left arm on knee; to right, German man, standing right, with hands tied behind back

GERMANICO AVG IMP VI COS III S C
specimens (4)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 20.43g
KENOM 24.38g ⌀30.4 7↕
British Museum 29.10g 5↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1059 (ric.3.m_aur.1059), 172–173 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1059/ (accessed: 2026-08-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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