RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1666, As, 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: throne (pulvinar), draped and ornamented, on which are two baby boys, commondus and antoninus, seated face to face, with stars sometimes above their heads. Weight about 11.9 g, diameter 25.7 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
Throne (pulvinar), draped and ornamented, on which are two baby boys, Commondus and Antoninus, seated face to face, with stars sometimes above their heads
SAECVLI FELICIT S C
specimens (7)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
13.27g
⌀27.0
KENOM
13.70g
11↕
American Numismatic Society
9.99g
⌀25.0
6↕
American Numismatic Society
11.15g
⌀25.0
6↕
British Museum
12.81g
11↕
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1666 (ric.3.m_aur.1666), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1666/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA