RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1074, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 172–173 AD. Obverse: bust of marcus aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: statue of mercury, wearing petasus and short robe, standing front, head left, on base, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left hand, within a tetrastyle temple; columns are telamons; the pediment is semicircular and contains, from left to right, tortoise, cock, ram, petasus, winged caduceus, and purse. Weight about 172.8 g, diameter 23.2 mm.
obverse
Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII
reverse
Statue of Mercury, wearing petasus and short robe, standing front, head left, on base, holding purse in right hand and caduceus in left hand, within a tetrastyle temple; columns are telamons; the pediment is semicircular and contains, from left to right, tortoise, cock, ram, petasus, winged caduceus, and purse
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specimens (8)
British Museum
22.97g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
20.83g
⌀32.5
KENOM — Freiberg
1074.00g
6↕
British Museum
24.70g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
23.23g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1074 (ric.3.m_aur.1074), 172–173 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1074/ (accessed: 2026-08-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA