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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1522

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1522, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 172–173 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, bare, 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 13.1 g, diameter 28.3 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1522
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1522
mint Rome weight 13.14g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀28.3 (1)
denomination As axis 12↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Commodus, bare, 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 (3)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 12.91g ⌀28.3 11↕
British Museum 13.36g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1522 (ric.3.m_aur.1522), 172–173 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1522/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA