RIC III Antoninus Pius 1388B, 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 23.8 g, diameter 31.9 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.
FAVSTINAE 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)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
23.85g
⌀30.0
KENOM
23.07g
⌀32.2
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1388B (ric.3.ant.1388B), 145–161 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-1388b/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA