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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1387b

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1387b, 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 23.7 g, diameter 34.1 mm.
obverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 1387b
reverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 1387b
mint Rome weight 23.65g (6)
ruler Antoninus Pius diameter ⌀34.1 (5)
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 ANTONINI AVG PII F
reverse

Venus, standing left, holding apple and sceptre

VENVS S C
specimens (3)
KENOM 17.07g ⌀31.6 5↕
British Museum 24.52g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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