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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 659

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 659, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 179–179 AD. Obverse: bust of commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: mars, helmeted, advancing right, carrying spear in right hand and trophy in left hand. Weight about 15.5 g, diameter 30.1 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 659
obverse: Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 659
reverse: Mars, helmeted, advancing right, carrying spear in right hand and trophy in left hand
mint Rome weight 15.48g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀30.1 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 7↕ (2)
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

Mars, helmeted, advancing right, carrying spear in right hand and trophy in left hand

TR P IIII IMP III COS II P P
specimens (3)
British Museum 7.34g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 23.62g ⌀30.1 1↕

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 659 (ric.3.m_aur.659), 179–179 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-659/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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