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RIC III Antoninus Pius 517D

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 517D, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 145–161 AD. Obverse: bust of faustina the younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right. Reverse: venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and rudder set on dolphin, which coils round it, in left. Weight about 3.3 g, diameter 18.3 mm.
obverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 517D
obverse: Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right
reverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 517D
reverse: Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and rudder set on dolphin, which coils round it, in left
mint Rome weight 3.32g (2)
ruler Antoninus Pius diameter ⌀18.3 (1)
denomination Denarius axis 6↕ (2)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG F
reverse

Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and rudder set on dolphin, which coils round it, in left

VENVS
specimens (3)
KENOM 2.88g ⌀18.3 6↕
British Museum 3.75g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 517D (ric.3.ant.517D), 145–161 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-517d/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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