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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1249

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1249, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 179–180 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: virtus, seated right, holding spear and parazonium. Weight about 21.3 g, diameter 29.9 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1249
obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1249
reverse: Virtus, seated right, holding spear and parazonium
mint Rome weight 21.29g (8)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀29.9 (6)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right

M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG
reverse

Virtus, seated right, holding spear and parazonium

VIRTVS AVG IMP X COS III P P S C
specimens (12)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 23.48g ⌀30.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme 18.80g ⌀31.3
Portable Antiquities Scheme 14.60g ⌀30.9 5↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 23.18g ⌀28.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme 22.09g ⌀30.1 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 21.13g ⌀29.2 12↕
British Museum 28.99g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 18.08g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1249 (ric.3.m_aur.1249), 179–180 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1249/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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