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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 256

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 256, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 171–172 AD. Obverse: bust of marcus aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: victory, winged, naked to waist, standing right, with left hand setting round shield, inscribed vic ger on palm-tree right. Weight about 7.3 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 256
obverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 256
reverse: Victory, winged, naked to waist, standing right, with left hand setting round shield, inscribed VIC GER on palm-tree right
mint Rome weight 7.26g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 12↕ (2)
material Gold 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

Victory, winged, naked to waist, standing right, with left hand setting round shield, inscribed VIC GER on palm-tree right

IMP VI COS III
specimens (4)
British Museum 7.29g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 7.22g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 256 (ric.3.m_aur.256), 171–172 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-256/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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