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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1663

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1663, 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: cybele, towered, draped, seated right on throne, holding drum with left hand on left knee, right arm at side: to left and right of throne, lions.. Weight about 24.1 g, diameter 29.3 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1663
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 1663
reverse: Cybele, towered, draped, seated right on throne, holding drum with left hand on left knee, right arm at side: to left and right of throne, lions.
mint Rome weight 24.11g (24)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀29.3 (17)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (20)
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

Cybele, towered, draped, seated right on throne, holding drum with left hand on left knee, right arm at side: to left and right of throne, lions.

MATRI MAGNAE S C
specimens (22)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 21.65g
KENOM 23.65g 6↕
KENOM 24.43g ⌀31.5 7↕
American Numismatic Society 22.99g ⌀30.0 12↕
American Numismatic Society 24.78g ⌀32.0 12↕
American Numismatic Society 23.48g ⌀32.0 12↕
American Numismatic Society 24.59g ⌀30.0 6↕
American Numismatic Society 25.53g ⌀32.0 12↕
KENOM 26.48g ⌀30.9 12↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 22.49g ⌀30.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme ⌀29.0
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 18.54g 12↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 22.90g
KENOM — Freiberg 19.96g
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 26.95g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 26.40g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 31.66g 6↕
British Museum 24.61g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1663 (ric.3.m_aur.1663), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1663/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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