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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1409A (dupondius)

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1409A (dupondius), Dupondius, 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 apple on extended right hand and resting left on rudder set on ground, round which a dolphin coils.. Weight about 10.8 g, diameter 27.0 mm.
obverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 1409A (dupondius)
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 1409A (dupondius)
reverse: Venus, draped, standing, front, head left, holding apple on extended right hand and resting left on rudder set on ground, round which a dolphin coils.
mint Rome weight 10.84g (2)
ruler Antoninus Pius diameter ⌀27.0 (1)
denomination Dupondius axis 12↕ (2)
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.

FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL
reverse

Venus, draped, standing, front, head left, holding apple on extended right hand and resting left on rudder set on ground, round which a dolphin coils.

VENVS S C
specimens (2)
KENOM 11.93g 11↕
American Numismatic Society 9.74g ⌀27.0 12↕

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1409A (dupondius) (ric.3.ant.1409A_dupondius), 145–161 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-1409a-dupondius/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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