RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1638, 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 right, holidng sceptre in right hand and infant in left arm. Weight about 23.0 g, diameter 24.0 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 right, holidng sceptre in right hand and infant in left arm
FECVNDITAS S C
specimens (21)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
20.60g
⌀30.5
6↕
KENOM
22.46g
⌀30.6
11↕
KENOM
21.78g
⌀30.4
11↕
KENOM
21.69g
⌀31.7
1↕
British Museum
26.01g
12↕
KENOM
23.58g
⌀31.2
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
16.65g
KENOM — Freiberg
24.08g
KENOM — Freiberg
23.22g
12↕
KENOM — Freiberg
26.18g
12↕
British Museum
23.36g
6↕
British Museum
21.22g
6↕
British Museum
23.72g
5↕
British Museum
20.37g
6↕
British Museum
18.51g
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1638 (ric.3.m_aur.1638), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1638/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA