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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 648

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 648, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 177–178 AD. Obverse: bust of commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: castor, nude, wearing cap and short cloak, standing left, holding horse, standing left, by bridle in right hand and spear in left hand. Weight about 7.1 g, diameter 20.0 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 648
obverse: Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 648
reverse: Castor, nude, wearing cap and short cloak, standing left, holding horse, standing left, by bridle in right hand and spear in left hand
mint Rome weight 7.11g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀20.0 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

L AVREL COMMODVS AVG
reverse

Castor, nude, wearing cap and short cloak, standing left, holding horse, standing left, by bridle in right hand and spear in left hand

TR P III IMP II COS P P
specimens (3)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 6.93g ⌀20.0
British Museum 7.29g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 648 (ric.3.m_aur.648), 177–178 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-648/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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