Silver Denarius of Marcus Aurelius, Rome. 1956.127.531

Physical Description

• Axis: 6

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 3.42
  • Diameter (in mm): 17

Typological Description

• Object Type: Coin
• Manufacture: Struck
• Denomination: Denarius
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Authority: Marcus Aurelius
  • • Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
    • State: Roman Empire

• Geographic

  • Mint: Rome
  • Region: Italy

• Obverse

  • Portrait: Antoninus Pius Divus

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Findspot: "Tell Kalak", Jordan, 1956

References

• Reference: RIC III Marcus Aurelius 441
• Citation: W. E. Metcalf, "The Tell Kalak Hoard and Trajan's Arabian Mint," ANSMN 20 (1975) 39-108.
• Reference: BMC 71

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1956.127.531
• Department: Roman
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

• Series: RIC.3

Notes

• Date of coin is uncertain. There is a question mark next to date in BMC.4, p.392. Coin is undated in RIC.3, p.247.

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States