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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 548

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 548, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 165–166 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.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 548
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 548
mint Rome weight 3.21g (5)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀0.0 (1)
denomination Denarius axis 4↕ (4)
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 VI IMP III COS II
specimens (8)
British Museum 3.25g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
University of Valencia 3.32g 1↕
British Museum 3.40g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
KENOM — Freiberg 2.93g
British Museum 3.17g 1↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 548 (ric.3.m_aur.548), 165–166 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-548/ (accessed: 2026-08-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA