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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1622

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1622, As, 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 long lighted torch in left hand. Weight about 10.5 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1622
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1622
mint Rome weight 10.48g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter (0)
denomination As axis 7↕ (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, 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 long lighted torch in left hand

CERES S C
specimens (3)
KENOM 11.25g 7↕
British Museum 9.71g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1622 (ric.3.m_aur.1622), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1622/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA