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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 874

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 874, 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 23.6 g, diameter 30.8 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 874
obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 874
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 23.56g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀30.8 (1)
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 ARMENIACVS 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 (3)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 24.43g ⌀30.8
British Museum 22.68g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 874 (ric.3.m_aur.874), 163–164 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-874/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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