RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1391, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 163–164 AD. Obverse: bust of lucius verus, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: hercules, nude, wearing lion-skin on head which falls over left arm, standing front, head right, holding laurel-branch in right hand and club in left hand. Weight about 26.1 g.
obverse
Bust of Lucius Verus, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right
L AVREL VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS
reverse
Hercules, nude, wearing lion-skin on head which falls over left arm, standing front, head right, holding laurel-branch in right hand and club in left hand
TR P IIII IMP II COS II S C
specimens (4)
British Museum
25.31g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
26.90g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1391 (ric.3.m_aur.1391), 163–164 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1391/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA