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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1671A

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1671A, As, 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 13.3 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1671A
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 1671A
reverse: Salus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar
mint Rome weight 13.31g (3)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination As axis 10↕ (3)
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 (6)
British Museum 14.42g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 13.48g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 12.03g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1671A (ric.3.m_aur.1671A), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1671a/ (accessed: 2026-09-16). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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