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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 253

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 253, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 171–172 AD. Obverse: bust of marcus aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: aequitas, draped, standing front, head left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Weight about 3.1 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 253
obverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 253
reverse: Aequitas, draped, standing front, head left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
mint Rome weight 3.12g (5)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Denarius axis 9↕ (5)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, 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 (8)
British Museum 2.97g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 2.82g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
University of Valencia 3.04g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.32g 7↕
British Museum 3.47g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 253 (ric.3.m_aur.253), 171–172 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-253/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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