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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1668A

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1668A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 161–176 AD. Obverse: bust of faustina the younger, draped, double row of pearls, 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 26.0 g, diameter 31.2 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1668A
obverse: Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, double row of pearls, 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 1668A
reverse: Salus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar
mint Rome weight 25.98g (5)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀31.2 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, double row of pearls, 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 (8)
KENOM 23.03g ⌀31.4 11↕
British Museum 24.26g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Swansea University 25.86g ⌀31.0 12↕
British Museum 26.84g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 29.89g 11↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1668A (ric.3.m_aur.1668A), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1668a/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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