RIC III Marcus Aurelius 869
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC III Marcus Aurelius 869. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. Source: American Numismatic Society, Online Coins of the Roman Empire.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Denomination
- Sestertius
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Marcus Aurelius
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Marcus Aurelius, bare-headed, drapery on left shoulder, right
- Reverse
- Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding up olive-branch in right hand, and resting left hand on shield set on ground: vertical spear, point upwards, rests against left arm
- Obverse legend
- M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG P M
- Reverse legend
- TR P XVIII IMP II COS III S C
Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.3.m_aur.869
Research required
- Editorial verification required.
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