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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 974

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 974, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 169–170 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: marcus aurelius, in military dress, standing left, on low platform on right, raising right hand and holding spear in left hand; behind him, two attendants, standing left on platform; to left, below platform, three soldiers, standing right, and carrying legionaray eagles in right hands. Weight about 23.9 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 974
obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 974
reverse: Marcus Aurelius, in military dress, standing left, on low platform on right, raising right hand and holding spear in left hand; behind him, two attendants, standing left on platform; to left, below platform, three soldiers, standing right, and carrying legionaray eagles in right hands
mint Rome weight 23.91g (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 ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIIII
reverse

Marcus Aurelius, in military dress, standing left, on low platform on right, raising right hand and holding spear in left hand; behind him, two attendants, standing left on platform; to left, below platform, three soldiers, standing right, and carrying legionaray eagles in right hands

ADLOCVT AVG S C COS III
specimens (2)
British Museum 23.91g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 974 (ric.3.m_aur.974), 169–170 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-974/ (accessed: 2026-08-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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