RIC III Marcus Aurelius 979, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 169–170 AD. Obverse: head of marcus aurelius, laureate, 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 26.8 g, diameter 16.1 mm.
obverse
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXIIII
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 (12)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
25.39g
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
24.61g
KENOM
25.42g
5↕
KENOM
31.73g
12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
19.30g
⌀31.0
6↕
KENOM — Freiberg
26.45g
12↕
KENOM — Freiberg
24.55g
6↕
British Museum
32.00g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
29.81g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 979 (ric.3.m_aur.979), 169–170 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-979/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA