RIC III Marcus Aurelius 77, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 162–163 AD. Obverse: bust of marcus aurelius, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding vertical sceptre in left hand. Weight about 6.4 g, diameter 17.5 mm.
obverse
Bust of Marcus Aurelius, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right
IMP M ANTONINVS AVG
reverse
Salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding vertical sceptre in left hand
SALVTI AVGVSTOR TR P XVII COS III
specimens (10)
British Museum
7.28g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
7.33g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
7.24g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.98g
⌀17.5
8↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
6.57g
British Museum
7.21g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 77 (ric.3.m_aur.77), 162–163 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-77/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA