RIC III Marcus Aurelius 965, Dupondius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 168–169 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, radiate, right. Reverse: salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding sceptre in left hand. Weight about 11.2 g, diameter 18.0 mm.
obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, radiate, right
M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIII
reverse
Salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding sceptre in left hand
SALVTI AVG COS III S C
specimens (16)
KENOM
12.50g
5↕
KENOM
12.61g
⌀24.6
6↕
KENOM
11.41g
⌀25.7
12↕
British Museum
16.48g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
8.08g
⌀24.0
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
9.81g
⌀24.0
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
8.85g
⌀25.5
Portable Antiquities Scheme
11.21g
⌀23.1
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
5.34g
⌀24.6
6↕
Swansea University
10.88g
⌀26.0
12↕
KENOM — Freiberg
11.20g
12↕
KENOM — Freiberg
12.76g
12↕
KENOM — Freiberg
10.82g
6↕
British Museum
14.23g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 965 (ric.3.m_aur.965), 168–169 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-965/ (accessed: 2026-08-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA