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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1139

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1139, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 141–141 AD. Obverse: bust of faustina the elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top.. Reverse: faustina the elder, seated right, holding torch and corn-ears, in car, drawn right by two elephants with riders. Weight about 21.8 g, diameter 33.7 mm.
obverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 1139
obverse: Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top.
reverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 1139
reverse: Faustina the Elder, seated right, holding torch and corn-ears, in car, drawn right by two elephants with riders
mint Rome weight 21.80g (3)
ruler Antoninus Pius diameter ⌀33.7 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (3)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top.

DIVA AVGVSTA FAVSTINA
reverse

Faustina the Elder, seated right, holding torch and corn-ears, in car, drawn right by two elephants with riders

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specimens (4)
British Museum 24.83g 11↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 16.56g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1139 (ric.3.ant.1139), 141–141 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-1139/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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