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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1661

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1661, 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, two standards.. Weight about g.
mint Rome weight g (0)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis ↕ (0)
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

FAVSTINAE AVGVSTAE
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, two standards.

MATRI CASTRORVM S C

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1661 (ric.3.m_aur.1661), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1661/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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