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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1628

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1628, 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: diana, draped, standing front, head left, holding transverse lighted torch in both hands. Weight about 22.1 g, diameter 31.1 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1628
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 1628
reverse: Diana, draped, standing front, head left, holding transverse lighted torch in both hands
mint Rome weight 22.09g (7)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀31.1 (4)
denomination Sestertius axis 11↕ (6)
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

Diana, draped, standing front, head left, holding transverse lighted torch in both hands

DIANA LVCIF S C
specimens (7)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 20.18g
British Museum 18.75g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 19.87g ⌀31.7 12↕
British Museum 23.76g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1628 (ric.3.m_aur.1628), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1628/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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