RIC III Antoninus Pius 1379, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 145–161 AD. Obverse: bust of faustina the younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head.. Reverse: pietas, diademed, draped, standing, front, head left, holding flower- bud up in right hand and cornucopiae in left: at her feet, left, a child.. Weight about 23.8 g, diameter 24.6 mm.
obverse
Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head.
FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL
reverse
Pietas, diademed, draped, standing, front, head left, holding flower- bud up in right hand and cornucopiae in left: at her feet, left, a child.
PIETAS S C
specimens (11)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
25.33g
KENOM
24.81g
11↕
KENOM
27.11g
⌀32.5
5↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
KENOM — Freiberg
24.41g
12↕
British Museum
20.34g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
23.49g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
21.61g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1379 (ric.3.ant.1379), 145–161 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-1379/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA