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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 898

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 898, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 164–165 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 22.9 g, diameter 26.1 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 898
obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 898
reverse: Mars, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left hand on round shield set on ground
mint Rome weight 22.86g (10)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀26.1 (6)
denomination Sestertius axis 10↕ (4)
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

Mars, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left hand on round shield set on ground

TR POT XIX IMP II COS III S C
specimens (10)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 18.14g
British Museum 29.10g 11↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 9.86g ⌀26.5
KENOM — Freiberg 22.34g 12↕
British Museum 26.63g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 26.63g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 898 (ric.3.m_aur.898), 164–165 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-898/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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