RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1635, 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: fecunditas, draped, standing left, between two children and holding two infants in her arms. Weight about 23.4 g, diameter 16.5 mm.
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
Fecunditas, draped, standing left, between two children and holding two infants in her arms
FECVND AVGVSTAE S C
specimens (13)
KENOM
19.57g
5↕
KENOM
19.86g
6↕
British Museum
24.28g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
23.86g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
23.73g
KENOM — Freiberg
20.32g
6↕
KENOM — Freiberg
25.47g
12↕
British Museum
25.59g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
27.05g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1635 (ric.3.m_aur.1635), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1635/ (accessed: 2026-08-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA