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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 10

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 161

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161, catalogued as RIC III Marcus Aurelius 10. Obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing left and right, facing each other, clasping right hands: each holds roll in left hand at side.

Obverse legend: IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG. Reverse legend: CONCORDIAE AVGVSTOR TR P XV COS III.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
4
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Marcus Aurelius reigned as Roman emperor from 161 to 180, having been adopted by Antoninus Pius in 138 alongside Lucius Aurelius Verus. Following the death of Antoninus Pius in 161, Marcus Aurelius acceded to the imperial throne and elevated his adoptive brother Verus to serve as co-emperor. Their joint succession represented the first time the Roman Empire was ruled simultaneously by more than one emperor. This gold aureus, the primary gold denomination of the imperial coinage, was produced in Rome in 161.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Marcus Aurelius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right
Reverse type
Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing left and right, facing each other, clasping right hands: each holds roll in left hand at side.
Obverse legend
IMP CAES M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG
Reverse legend
CONCORDIAE AVGVSTOR TR P XV COS III

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match. 3 near-identical catalogue variants are consolidated into this entry.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.m_aur.10
Catalogue reference
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 10
Type corpus identifier
ric.3.m_aur.10
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Recorded

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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC III Marcus Aurelius 11

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC III Marcus Aurelius 8

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC III Marcus Aurelius 9

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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