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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1685

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1685, 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: venus, draped, standing left, leaning on rudder, around which a dolphin is coiled. Weight about g.
mint Rome weight g (0)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter (0)
denomination Sestertius axis (0)
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

Venus, draped, standing left, leaning on rudder, around which a dolphin is coiled

VENVS S C

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1685 (ric.3.m_aur.1685), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1685/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA