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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1583

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1583, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 177–177 AD. Obverse: bust of commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: juno sospita, draped, wearing goat skin across shoulders, advancing right, brandishing javelin in right hand and holding spear in left hand; in front, bearded snake. Weight about 24.6 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1583
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1583
mint Rome weight 24.61g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

L AVREL COMMODVS AVG GERM SARM
reverse

Juno Sospita, draped, wearing goat skin across shoulders, advancing right, brandishing javelin in right hand and holding spear in left hand; in front, bearded snake

TR P II IMP II COS P P S C IVNONI SISPITAE
specimens (4)
British Museum 27.68g 11↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 21.53g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1583 (ric.3.m_aur.1583), 177–177 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1583/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA