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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1599

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1599, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 179–179 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, right. Reverse: minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, droping incense from right hand onto altar and resting left hand on round shield set on ground; spear rests against her left arm. Weight about 19.9 g, diameter 30.1 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1599
obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1599
reverse: Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, droping incense from right hand onto altar and resting left hand on round shield set on ground; spear rests against her left arm
mint Rome weight 19.95g (6)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀30.1 (4)
denomination Sestertius axis 10↕ (6)
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 IIII
reverse

Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, droping incense from right hand onto altar and resting left hand on round shield set on ground; spear rests against her left arm

IMP II COS II P P S C
specimens (6)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 14.06g ⌀29.0 12↕
KENOM 23.86g ⌀30.7 11↕
British Museum 21.99g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 22.05g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1599 (ric.3.m_aur.1599), 179–179 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1599/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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