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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1623

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1623, 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 and poppy in right hand and lighted torch in left hand. Weight about 26.7 g, diameter 30.8 mm.
mint Rome weight 26.69g (1)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀30.8 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (1)
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 and poppy in right hand and lighted torch in left hand

CERES S C

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1623 (ric.3.m_aur.1623), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1623/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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