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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 255

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 255, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 171–172 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm, sloped over left shoulder, in left hand. Weight about 3.2 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 255
obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 255
reverse: Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm, sloped over left shoulder, in left hand
mint Rome weight 3.22g (3)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Denarius axis 6↕ (2)
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

Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm, sloped over left shoulder, in left hand

IMP VI COS III
specimens (4)
British Museum 2.96g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
University of Valencia 3.35g 6↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 3.34g

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 255 (ric.3.m_aur.255), 171–172 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-255/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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