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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1079

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1079, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 172–173 AD. Obverse: bust of marcus aurelius, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: marcus aurelius, in military dress, standing left, holding sceptre and left hand and raising up italia, towered, draped, kneeling right, and holding globe in left hand. Weight about 24.3 g, diameter 32.3 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1079
obverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1079
reverse: Marcus Aurelius, in military dress, standing left, holding sceptre and left hand and raising up Italia, towered, draped, kneeling right, and holding globe in left hand
mint Rome weight 24.33g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀32.3 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, right

M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII
reverse

Marcus Aurelius, in military dress, standing left, holding sceptre and left hand and raising up Italia, towered, draped, kneeling right, and holding globe in left hand

RESTITVTORI ITALIAE IMP VI COS III S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 25.46g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1079 (ric.3.m_aur.1079), 172–173 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1079/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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