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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 653

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 653, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 177–178 AD. Obverse: bust of commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: salus, draped, seated left on low seat, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left arm on side of seat: in front of her, left, a snake coiling upwards from ground. Weight about 3.3 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 653
obverse: Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 653
reverse: Salus, draped, seated left on low seat, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left arm on side of seat: in front of her, left, a snake coiling upwards from ground
mint Rome weight 3.34g (3)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Denarius axis 5↕ (2)
material Silver 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

Salus, draped, seated left on low seat, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left arm on side of seat: in front of her, left, a snake coiling upwards from ground

COS P P
specimens (3)
KENOM 3.32g 5↕
American Numismatic Society 3.39g 5↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 3.30g

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 653 (ric.3.m_aur.653), 177–178 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-653/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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