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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1659

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1659, 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: faustina, veiled, draped, standing left, sacrificing onto decorated and lighted altar from patera in right hand and holding incense-box in left hand; to left, three standards.. Weight about 26.1 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1659
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 1659
reverse: Faustina, veiled, draped, standing left, sacrificing onto decorated and lighted altar from patera in right hand and holding incense-box in left hand; to left, three standards.
mint Rome weight 26.11g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (2)
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

Faustina, veiled, draped, standing left, sacrificing onto decorated and lighted altar from patera in right hand and holding incense-box in left hand; to left, three standards.

MATRI CASTRORVM S C
specimens (4)
British Museum 27.21g 11↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 25.01g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1659 (ric.3.m_aur.1659), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1659/ (accessed: 2026-08-18). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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