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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 978

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 978, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 169–170 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: marcus aurelius, wearing cuirass, on prancing horse right, holding spear in right hand; in front, soldier with spear and shield; behind, two soldiers carrying standards. Weight about 23.3 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 978
obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 978
reverse: Marcus Aurelius, wearing cuirass, on prancing horse right, holding spear in right hand; in front, soldier with spear and shield; behind, two soldiers carrying standards
mint Rome weight 23.29g (3)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀0.0 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (2)
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, wearing cuirass, on prancing horse right, holding spear in right hand; in front, soldier with spear and shield; behind, two soldiers carrying standards

PROFECTIO AVG S C COS III
specimens (5)
British Museum 26.33g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
KENOM — Freiberg 19.62g
British Museum 23.92g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 978 (ric.3.m_aur.978), 169–170 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-978/ (accessed: 2026-08-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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