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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1689

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1689, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 161–176 AD. Obverse: bust of faustina the younger, draped, diademed, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head round head, down cheek, curls, right. Reverse: vesta, veiled, draped, standing left by altar, holding simpulum in right hand and palladium in left hand. Weight about 16.6 g.
mint Rome weight 16.62g (1)
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, diademed, 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

Vesta, veiled, draped, standing left by altar, holding simpulum in right hand and palladium in left hand

VESTA S C
specimens (1)
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 16.62g

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1689 (ric.3.m_aur.1689), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1689/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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