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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1607

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1607, 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 21.4 g, diameter 23.7 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1607
obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1607
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 21.41g (6)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀23.7 (5)
denomination Sestertius axis 7↕ (5)
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 III COS II P P S C
specimens (5)
KENOM 17.45g 5↕
American Numismatic Society 23.17g ⌀30.0 6↕
American Numismatic Society 17.74g ⌀28.0 12↕
American Numismatic Society 26.68g ⌀32.0 6↕
KENOM — Freiberg 25.39g

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1607 (ric.3.m_aur.1607), 179–179 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1607/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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