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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 285A

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 285A, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 172–173 AD. Obverse: bust of marcus aurelius, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, 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 3.2 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 285A
obverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 285A
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 3.17g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Denarius axis 9↕ (2)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, 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 (3)
British Museum 3.30g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
University of Valencia 3.03g 6↕

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

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