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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 257

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 257, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 171–172 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: victory, winged, naked to waist, standing right, with left hand setting round shield, inscribed vic ger on palm-tree right. Weight about 3.3 g, diameter 18.0 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 257
obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 257
reverse: Victory, winged, naked to waist, standing right, with left hand setting round shield, inscribed VIC GER on palm-tree right
mint Rome weight 3.29g (5)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀18.0 (2)
denomination Denarius axis 11↕ (5)
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, naked to waist, standing right, with left hand setting round shield, inscribed VIC GER on palm-tree right

IMP VI COS III
specimens (6)
American Numismatic Society 3.37g ⌀18.5 12↕
American Numismatic Society 2.86g ⌀17.5 12↕
British Museum 3.70g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
University of Valencia 3.27g 5↕
University of Valencia 3.25g 12↕

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 257 (ric.3.m_aur.257), 171–172 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-257/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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