RIC III Marcus Aurelius 861, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 163–164 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: mars, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left hand on round shield set on ground. Weight about 21.7 g, diameter 29.2 mm.
obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG ARMENIACVS P M
reverse
Mars, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left hand on round shield set on ground
TR P XVIII IMP II COS III S C
specimens (19)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
20.34g
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
25.42g
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
20.93g
⌀28.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
15.96g
⌀29.3
12↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
26.13g
⌀34.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
20.60g
⌀32.2
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
24.48g
⌀30.8
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
21.57g
⌀32.3
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
18.87g
⌀29.3
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
21.10g
⌀32.1
11↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
21.59g
⌀29.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
⌀33.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
16.17g
⌀31.8
12↕
KENOM — Freiberg
16.63g
British Museum
20.06g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
30.53g
11↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 861 (ric.3.m_aur.861), 163–164 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-861/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA