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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1602

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1602, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 179–179 AD. Obverse: bust of commodus, laureate, draped, 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 27.2 g, diameter 31.5 mm.
mint Rome weight 27.15g (1)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀31.5 (1)
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, draped, 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
specimens (1)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 27.15g ⌀31.5

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1602 (ric.3.m_aur.1602), 179–179 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1602/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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