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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 540

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 540, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 165–165 AD. Obverse: head of lucius verus, laureate, right. Reverse: parthian, seated right on ground, hands bound behind back; at feet, quiver, bow and weapons. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 18.0 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 540
obverse: Head of Lucius Verus, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 540
reverse: Parthian, seated right on ground, hands bound behind back; at feet, quiver, bow and weapons
mint Rome weight 3.15g (22)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀18.0 (5)
denomination Denarius axis 7↕ (20)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Lucius Verus, laureate, right

L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX
reverse

Parthian, seated right on ground, hands bound behind back; at feet, quiver, bow and weapons

TR P V IMP III COS II
specimens (24)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 3.08g ⌀19.0
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 3.64g 1↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 3.34g 6↕
KENOM 2.63g ⌀16.9 7↕
KENOM 2.70g ⌀17.5 7↕
American Numismatic Society 3.06g 7↕
American Numismatic Society 3.30g 12↕
American Numismatic Society 3.29g 6↕
American Numismatic Society 2.97g 7↕
British Museum 3.55g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
American Numismatic Society 3.10g 2↕
American Numismatic Society 3.38g 6↕
American Numismatic Society 3.46g 12↕
American Numismatic Society 3.41g 12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
University of Valencia 3.22g 6↕
University of Valencia 3.29g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.28g 6↕
University of Valencia 3.30g 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 1.80g ⌀18.9 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.90g ⌀17.7 6↕

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 540 (ric.3.m_aur.540), 165–165 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-540/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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