RIC III Marcus Aurelius 797, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 161–161 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: marcus aurelius and lucius verus, togate, standing left and right, facing one another and clasping right hands; marcus aurelius holds scroll in left hand. Weight about 24.5 g, diameter 32.1 mm.
obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M
reverse
Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, togate, standing left and right, facing one another and clasping right hands; Marcus Aurelius holds scroll in left hand
CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P XV COS III S C
specimens (5)
KENOM
26.47g
11↕
British Museum
25.72g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
25.07g
⌀33.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
18.25g
⌀29.7
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 797 (ric.3.m_aur.797), 161–161 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-797/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA