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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 281

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 281, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 172–173 AD. Obverse: bust of marcus aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: marcus aurelius, in military dress, on horse prancing right, raising right hand and holding parazonium in left hand. Weight about 4.0 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 281
obverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 281
reverse: Marcus Aurelius, in military dress, on horse prancing right, raising right hand and holding parazonium in left hand
mint Rome weight 3.96g (4)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (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 XXVII
reverse

Marcus Aurelius, in military dress, on horse prancing right, raising right hand and holding parazonium in left hand

IMP VI COS III
specimens (6)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 2.07g
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 3.53g
British Museum 6.65g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 3.59g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 281 (ric.3.m_aur.281), 172–173 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-281/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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