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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1518

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1518, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 172–173 AD. Obverse: bust of commodus, bare-headed, draped, right. Reverse: commodus, in military attire, standing left, holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand; on right, trophy with arms at base. Weight about 21.9 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1518
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1518
mint Rome weight 21.93g (1)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Commodus, bare-headed, draped, right

L AVREL COMMODVS CAES AVG FIL GERM
reverse

Commodus, in military attire, standing left, holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand; on right, trophy with arms at base

PRINC IVVENT S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 21.93g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1518 (ric.3.m_aur.1518), 172–173 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1518/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA