RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1588, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 178–178 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: libertas, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand. Weight about 22.7 g, diameter 30.8 mm.
obverse
Head of Commodus, laureate, right
L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P III
reverse
Libertas, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand
LIBERTAS AVG IMP II COS P P S C
specimens (9)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
21.48g
KENOM
14.76g
⌀33.0
KENOM
26.46g
⌀31.2
11↕
KENOM
23.19g
⌀28.6
5↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
23.34g
⌀30.0
British Museum
23.93g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
26.28g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1588 (ric.3.m_aur.1588), 178–178 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1588/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA