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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1388A

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1388A, 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, draped, standing, front, head left, holding up apple in extended right hand and resting left hand on rudder, set on ground, round which a dolphin is coiled.. Weight about 24.4 g, diameter 32.7 mm.
obverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 1388A
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 1388A
reverse: Venus, draped, standing, front, head left, holding up apple in extended right hand and resting left hand on rudder, set on ground, round which a dolphin is coiled.
mint Rome weight 24.36g (3)
ruler Antoninus Pius diameter ⌀32.7 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 8↕ (3)
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, draped, standing, front, head left, holding up apple in extended right hand and resting left hand on rudder, set on ground, round which a dolphin is coiled.

VENVS S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 25.88g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1388A (ric.3.ant.1388A), 145–161 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-1388a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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