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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 291

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 291, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 173–174 AD. Obverse: bust of marcus aurelius, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: german captive, hands bound in front, seated right on ground at trophy consisting of helmet, cuirass, and shields, surrounded by various weapons. Weight about 20.1 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 291
obverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 291
reverse: German captive, hands bound in front, seated right on ground at trophy consisting of helmet, cuirass, and shields, surrounded by various weapons
mint Rome weight 20.13g (6)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Denarius axis 11↕ (6)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, cuirassed, right

M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVIII
reverse

German captive, hands bound in front, seated right on ground at trophy consisting of helmet, cuirass, and shields, surrounded by various weapons

IMP VI COS III
specimens (12)
British Museum 3.10g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 24.30g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 26.36g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 20.51g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 23.10g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 23.43g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 291 (ric.3.m_aur.291), 173–174 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-291/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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