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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1601

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1601, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 179–179 AD. Obverse: bust of commodus, laureate, cuirassed, 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 g.
mint Rome weight g (0)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter (0)
denomination Sestertius axis (0)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Commodus, laureate, cuirassed, 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

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1601 (ric.3.m_aur.1601), 179–179 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1601/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA