RIC III Marcus Aurelius 161
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC III Marcus Aurelius 161. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. Source: American Numismatic Society, Online Coins of the Roman Empire.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Denomination
- Aureus
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Marcus Aurelius
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, cuirassed, right
- Reverse
- Victory, naked to waist, standing front, head right, holding palm, upright, in right hand and with left hand fixing shield, inscribed VIC PAR, on palm-tree right
- Obverse legend
- M ANTONINVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX
- Reverse legend
- TR P XX IMP IIII COS III
Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.3.m_aur.161
Research required
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