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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1620

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1620, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 161–176 AD. Obverse: bust of faustina the younger, draped, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, down cheek, curls, right. Reverse: ceres, veiled, draped, seated left on cista, holidng two corn-ears in right hand and lighted torch in left hand. Weight about 26.4 g, diameter 30.8 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1620
obverse: Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, down cheek, curls, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1620
reverse: Ceres, veiled, draped, seated left on cista, holidng two corn-ears in right hand and lighted torch in left hand
mint Rome weight 26.37g (4)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀30.8 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (4)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, down cheek, curls, right

FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
reverse

Ceres, veiled, draped, seated left on cista, holidng two corn-ears in right hand and lighted torch in left hand

CERES S C
specimens (6)
British Museum 28.99g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 29.39g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 21.92g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1620 (ric.3.m_aur.1620), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1620/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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