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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1669

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1669, 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, left. Reverse: salus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar. Weight about 23.8 g, diameter 34.1 mm.
mint Rome weight 23.82g (1)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀34.1 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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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, left

FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
reverse

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

SALVTI AVGVSTAE S C

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1669 (ric.3.m_aur.1669), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1669/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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