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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1687

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1687, 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, draped, seated left, holding victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 10.6 g, diameter 24.6 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1687
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 1687
reverse: Venus, draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 10.55g (5)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀24.6 (1)
denomination As axis 11↕ (5)
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, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand

VENVS FELIX S C
specimens (8)
KENOM 11.31g 12↕
KENOM 11.34g 12↕
KENOM 9.11g ⌀24.6 11↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
British Museum 9.40g 7↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 11.59g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1687 (ric.3.m_aur.1687), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1687/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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