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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 251

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 251, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 170–171 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: marcus aurelius, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar left, holding roll in left hand at side. Weight about 3.1 g, diameter 18.6 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 251
obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 251
reverse: Marcus Aurelius, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar left, holding roll in left hand at side
mint Rome weight 3.15g (12)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀18.6 (3)
denomination Denarius axis 9↕ (13)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right

IMP M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV
reverse

Marcus Aurelius, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over lighted altar left, holding roll in left hand at side

VOTA SVSCEP DECENN II COS III
specimens (15)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.75g ⌀18.8 12↕
University of Valencia 3.25g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.43g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.21g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.25g 6↕
University of Valencia 2.92g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.20g 12↕
University of Valencia 2.66g 5↕
University of Valencia 3.55g 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.75g ⌀19.1 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme ⌀18.0 6↕
British Museum 3.38g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 3.41g 11↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 251 (ric.3.m_aur.251), 170–171 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-251/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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