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 3.1 g, diameter 18.0 mm.
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 (19)
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↕
British Museum
3.55g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
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↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
3.18g
British Museum
3.45g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
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: 2026-09-16). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA