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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 53

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 53, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 161–162 AD. Obverse: bust of marcus aurelius, bare-headed, draped, right. Reverse: salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding transverse sceptre in left. Weight about 7.2 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 53
obverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, bare-headed, draped, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 53
reverse: Salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding transverse sceptre in left
mint Rome weight 7.21g (1)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, bare-headed, draped, right

M ANTONINVS AVG
reverse

Salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding transverse sceptre in left

SALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVI COS III
specimens (2)
British Museum 7.21g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 53 (ric.3.m_aur.53), 161–162 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-53/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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