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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1440

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1440, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 165–166 AD. Obverse: head of lucius verus, laureate, right. Reverse: parthian, seated right at base of trophy, with hands bound behind his back; behind him, shield. Weight about 19.5 g, diameter 29.1 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1440
obverse: Head of Lucius Verus, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1440
reverse: Parthian, seated right at base of trophy, with hands bound behind his back; behind him, shield
mint Rome weight 19.49g (5)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀29.1 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 11↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Lucius Verus, laureate, right

L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX
reverse

Parthian, seated right at base of trophy, with hands bound behind his back; behind him, shield

TR POT VI IMP III COS II S C
specimens (7)
British Museum 25.82g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 15.36g ⌀29.1 12↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 11.23g 12↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 22.36g 12↕
British Museum 22.66g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1440 (ric.3.m_aur.1440), 165–166 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1440/ (accessed: 2026-09-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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