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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 285

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 285, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 172–173 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: mercury, wearing petasus and short cloak, standing front, head left, holding patera in extended right hand and caduceus in left hand. Weight about 3.1 g, diameter 18.9 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 285
obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 285
reverse: Mercury, wearing petasus and short cloak, standing front, head left, holding patera in extended right hand and caduceus in left hand
mint Rome weight 3.07g (3)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀18.9 (1)
denomination Denarius axis 6↕ (3)
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 XXVII
reverse

Mercury, wearing petasus and short cloak, standing front, head left, holding patera in extended right hand and caduceus in left hand

RELIG AVG IMP VI COS III
specimens (5)
British Museum 3.25g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.81g ⌀18.9 6↕
British Museum 3.14g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 285 (ric.3.m_aur.285), 172–173 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-285/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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