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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1590

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1590, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 178–178 AD. Obverse: bust of commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: libertas, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand. Weight about 24.5 g, diameter 31.3 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1590
obverse: Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1590
reverse: Libertas, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand
mint Rome weight 24.50g (5)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀31.3 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (5)
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 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 (5)
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1590, artic
Art Institute of Chicago
British Museum 22.12g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 27.38g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1590 (ric.3.m_aur.1590), 178–178 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1590/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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