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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: 2026-08-18). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA