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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1387a

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1387a, 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: venus, standing left, holding apple and sceptre. Weight about 26.4 g, diameter 17.4 mm.
obverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 1387a
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 RIC III Antoninus Pius 1387a
reverse: Venus, standing left, holding apple and sceptre
mint Rome weight 26.35g (6)
ruler Antoninus Pius diameter ⌀17.4 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (6)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
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

Venus, standing left, holding apple and sceptre

VENVS S C
specimens (8)
KENOM 23.15g 6↕
British Museum 29.64g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
KENOM — Freiberg 21.94g 6↕
British Museum 28.01g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 28.14g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1387a (ric.3.ant.1387a), 145–161 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-1387a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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