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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1642

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1642, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 161–176 AD. Obverse: bust of faustina the younger, draped, double row of pearls, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head round head, down cheek, curls, right. Reverse: hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm, nearly vertical, in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Weight about 25.0 g, diameter 27.9 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1642
obverse: Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, double row of pearls, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head round head, down cheek, curls, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1642
reverse: Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm, nearly vertical, in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
mint Rome weight 25.02g (15)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀27.9 (9)
denomination Sestertius axis 8↕ (14)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, double row of pearls, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head round head, down cheek, curls, right

FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
reverse

Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm, nearly vertical, in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand

HILARITAS S C
specimens (18)
American Numismatic Society 27.19g ⌀33.0 12↕
KENOM 25.08g 7↕
KENOM 22.26g 6↕
KENOM 26.18g ⌀31.3 7↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 23.00g 6↕
American Numismatic Society 23.60g ⌀31.0 6↕
American Numismatic Society 30.72g ⌀31.0 12↕
KENOM 28.18g ⌀30.5 12↕
American Numismatic Society 24.73g ⌀30.5 12↕
American Numismatic Society 22.58g ⌀31.0 12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 23.00g 1↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 21.53g 6↕
KENOM — Freiberg 24.17g
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 25.13g 6↕

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1642 (ric.3.m_aur.1642), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1642/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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