Silver Denarius of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, AD 172 - AD 173. 1956.127.861

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1956.127.861

Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII - Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right

Reverse: IMP VI COS III - Mars, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left on round shield set on ground.

Physical Description

Axis: 12
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 3.38
- Diameter (in mm): 16.5

Typological Description

Date Range: AD 172 - AD 173
Object Type: Coin
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Denarius
Material: Silver
Authority
- Authority: Marcus Aurelius
Geographic
- Mint: Rome
- Region: Italy
Obverse
- Portrait: Marcus Aurelius
Reverse
- Deity: Mars

Findspot Description

Findspot

Findspot: "Tell Kalak", Jordan, 1956

References

Reference: RIC III Marcus Aurelius 276
Citation: W. E. Metcalf, "The Tell Kalak Hoard and Trajan's Arabian Mint," ANSMN 20 (1975) 39-108.
Reference: BMC 568n

Administrative History

Identifier: 1956.127.861
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

Series: RIC.1.3

Rights

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

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Silver Denarius of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, AD 172 - AD 173. 1956.127.861

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse