RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1075, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 172–173 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, 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 24.5 g, diameter 30.6 mm.
obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, 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 (13)
KENOM
26.00g
5↕
KENOM
30.45g
⌀31.3
11↕
British Museum
22.91g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
⌀27.0
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
23.00g
⌀30.0
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
18.80g
⌀29.3
12↕
British Museum
25.70g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
22.41g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
25.43g
11↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1075 (ric.3.m_aur.1075), 172–173 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1075/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA