RIC III Antoninus Pius 1388C, 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; band of pearls round 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 21.0 g, diameter 25.0 mm.
obverse
Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front; band of pearls round 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 (7)
British Museum
25.61g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
13.29g
⌀25.0
British Museum
22.58g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
22.43g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1388C (ric.3.ant.1388C), 145–161 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-1388c/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA