RIC III Marcus Aurelius 227, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 170–171 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: jupiter, naked to waist, seated left on low seat, holding thunderbolt, nearly horizontal, in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand. Weight about 3.3 g, diameter 12.1 mm.
obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV
reverse
Jupiter, naked to waist, seated left on low seat, holding thunderbolt, nearly horizontal, in right hand and vertical sceptre in left hand
COS III
specimens (10)
British Museum
3.56g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
3.65g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.20g
⌀18.0
University of Valencia
3.40g
12↕
University of Valencia
3.50g
1↕
University of Valencia
3.25g
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.60g
⌀18.2
KENOM — Freiberg
2.84g
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 227 (ric.3.m_aur.227), 170–171 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-227/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA