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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 56

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 56, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 161–162 AD. Obverse: bust of marcus aurelius, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, 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 7.3 g, diameter 19.0 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 56
obverse: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 56
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 7.26g (1)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀19.0 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 5↕ (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, cuirassed, right

IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M
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 (1)
American Numismatic Society 7.26g ⌀19.0 5↕

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 56 (ric.3.m_aur.56), 161–162 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-56/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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