RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1680, As, 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: venus, half-nude, standing right, holding the right arm of mars, standing front, head left, and holding a shield on his left arm. Weight about 9.9 g, diameter 8.9 mm.
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
Venus, half-nude, standing right, holding the right arm of Mars, standing front, head left, and holding a shield on his left arm
VENERI VICTRICI S C
specimens (13)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
8.56g
KENOM
10.89g
6↕
KENOM
8.79g
⌀26.6
7↕
KENOM — Freiberg
8.87g
12↕
KENOM — Freiberg
10.61g
12↕
British Museum
9.75g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
11.13g
6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
8.72g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum
11.42g
12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Cite this coin
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1680 (ric.3.m_aur.1680), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1680/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA