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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1589

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1589, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 178–178 AD. Obverse: bust of commodus, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, right. Reverse: libertas, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand. Weight about 19.5 g, diameter 14.9 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1589
obverse: Bust of Commodus, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, right
mint Rome weight 19.47g (3)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀14.9 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 11↕ (3)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Commodus, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, 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 (2)
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1589, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 20.09g 11↕
KENOM — Freiberg 22.20g 12↕

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1589 (ric.3.m_aur.1589), 178–178 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1589/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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