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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 542

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 542, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 165–165 AD. Obverse: head of lucius verus, bare, right. Reverse: parthian, seated right on ground, hands bound behind back; at feet, quiver, bow and weapons. Weight about 3.3 g, diameter 15.9 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 542
obverse: Head of Lucius Verus, bare, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 542
reverse: Parthian, seated right on ground, hands bound behind back; at feet, quiver, bow and weapons
mint Rome weight 3.31g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀15.9 (1)
denomination Denarius axis 6↕ (3)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Lucius Verus, bare, 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 (4)
Portable Antiquities Scheme ⌀15.9 6↕
British Museum 3.35g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
University of Valencia 3.26g 5↕

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 542 (ric.3.m_aur.542), 165–165 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-542/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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