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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1673

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1673, 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, right. Reverse: faustina, draped, standing left between four children and holding two infants in her arms. Weight about 23.6 g, diameter 16.6 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1673
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 RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1673
reverse: Faustina, draped, standing left between four children and holding two infants in her arms
mint Rome weight 23.59g (6)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀16.6 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (6)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
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

Faustina, draped, standing left between four children and holding two infants in her arms

TEMPOR FELIC S C
specimens (8)
KENOM 21.92g 11↕
British Museum 24.29g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
KENOM — Freiberg 19.98g 6↕
British Museum 22.19g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 29.41g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1673 (ric.3.m_aur.1673), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1673/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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