RIC III Marcus Aurelius 870

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 870

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 870, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 163–164 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding up olive-branch in right hand, and resting left hand on shield set on ground: vertical spear, point upwards, rests against left arm. Weight about 29.0 g.

obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 870 — obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right

reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 870 — reverse: Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding up olive-branch in right hand, and resting left hand on shield set on ground: vertical spear, point upwards, rests against left arm

mint	Rome	weight	28.99g (1)
ruler	Marcus Aurelius	diameter	⌀ (0)
denomination	Sestertius	axis	12↕ (1)
material	Bronze	technique	Struck
country	Roman Empire	dataset	OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire ODC-ODbL

obverse

Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right

M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M

reverse

Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding up olive-branch in right hand, and resting left hand on shield set on ground: vertical spear, point upwards, rests against left arm

TR P XVIII IMP II COS III S C

specimens (2)

RIC III Marcus Aurelius 870, obverse, bm

RIC III Marcus Aurelius 870, reverse, bm

British Museum 28.99g 12↕

British Museum (RIC III)

Cite this coin

RIC III Marcus Aurelius 870 (ric.3.m_aur.870), 163–164 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-870/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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