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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 252

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 252, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 171–172 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: aequitas, draped, standing front, head left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 19.5 mm.
mint Rome weight 3.20g (13)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀19.5 (1)
denomination Denarius axis 8↕ (10)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right

M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVI
reverse

Aequitas, draped, standing front, head left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand

IMP VI COS III
specimens (14)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.09g ⌀19.5
British Museum 3.14g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.20g
University of Valencia 3.50g 6↕
University of Valencia 3.05g 6↕
University of Valencia 3.31g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.08g 6↕
University of Valencia 3.32g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.38g 6↕
University of Valencia 3.25g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.34g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.19g 6↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 2.76g

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 252 (ric.3.m_aur.252), 171–172 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-252/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA