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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 655

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 655, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 177–178 AD. Obverse: head of commodus, laureate, 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 2.7 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 655
obverse: Head of Commodus, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 655
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 2.73g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Denarius axis 9↕ (2)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Commodus, laureate, right

L 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 (4)
British Museum 3.01g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 2.44g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 655 (ric.3.m_aur.655), 177–178 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-655/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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