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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1594

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1594, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 178–178 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: commodus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar from patera in right hand; to left, victimarius with bull. Weight about 20.2 g, diameter 30.2 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1594
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1594
mint Rome weight 20.22g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀30.2 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Commodus, laureate, right

L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P III
reverse

Commodus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar from patera in right hand; to left, victimarius with bull

VOTA PVBLICA IMP II COS P P S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 23.37g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1594 (ric.3.m_aur.1594), 178–178 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1594/ (accessed: 2026-08-20). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA