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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 597

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 597, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 172–175 AD. Obverse: bust of commodus, bare-headed, draped, right. Reverse: commodus, togate, seated left on platform in curule chair; in front, liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; citizen, standing right, at foot of steps. Weight about 7.2 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 597
obverse: Bust of Commodus, bare-headed, draped, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 597
reverse: Commodus, togate, seated left on platform in curule chair; in front, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; citizen, standing right, at foot of steps
mint Rome weight 7.23g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 12↕ (2)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Commodus, bare-headed, draped, right

COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM
reverse

Commodus, togate, seated left on platform in curule chair; in front, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; citizen, standing right, at foot of steps

LIBERALITAS AVG
specimens (4)
British Museum 7.17g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 7.28g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 597 (ric.3.m_aur.597), 172–175 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-597/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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