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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1668

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1668, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 161–176 AD. Obverse: bust of faustina the younger, draped, diademed, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head round head, down cheek, curls, right. Reverse: salus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar. Weight about 24.4 g, diameter 16.3 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1668
obverse: Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, diademed, 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 1668
reverse: Salus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar
mint Rome weight 24.45g (9)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀16.3 (4)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (8)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, diademed, 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

Salus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar

SALVTI AVGVSTAE S C
specimens (11)
KENOM 22.69g 12↕
British Museum 26.57g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
KENOM — Freiberg 23.48g
KENOM — Freiberg 20.52g 12↕
British Museum 24.65g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 24.70g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 29.71g 11↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1668 (ric.3.m_aur.1668), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1668/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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