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RIC III Antoninus Pius 780

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 780, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 145–161 AD. Obverse: head of antoninus pius, laureate, right. Reverse: roma, helmeted, draped, seated, left on throne, holding victory on extended right hand and resting left elbow on shield set on prow on right: transverse spear rests in crook of left arm. Weight about 21.9 g, diameter 31.6 mm.
obverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 780
reverse RIC III Antoninus Pius 780
mint Rome weight 21.89g (7)
ruler Antoninus Pius diameter ⌀31.6 (4)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (6)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS IIII
reverse

Roma, helmeted, draped, seated, left on throne, holding Victory on extended right hand and resting left elbow on shield set on prow on right: transverse spear rests in crook of left arm

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specimens (8)
British Museum 25.45g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 21.75g ⌀33.0
Swansea University 15.37g ⌀30.0 12↕
British Museum 25.22g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 23.40g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Antoninus Pius 780 (ric.3.ant.780), 145–161 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-antoninus-pius-780/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA