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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1140a

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1140a, 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 left by two elephants with riders. Weight about 24.9 g, diameter 32.7 mm.
obverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 1140a
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 1140a
reverse: Faustina the Elder, seated right, holding torch and corn-ears, in car, drawn left by two elephants with riders
mint Rome weight 24.88g (3)
ruler Antoninus Pius diameter ⌀32.7 (3)
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 left by two elephants with riders

EX S C
specimens (1)
American Numismatic Society 27.27g ⌀32.0 12↕

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1140a (ric.3.ant.1140a), 141–141 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-1140a/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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