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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1691

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1691, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 176–180 AD. Obverse: bust of faustina the younger, draped, veiled, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, down cheek, curls, right. Reverse: aeternitas, veiled, draped, standing front, head left, raising veil with right hand and holding long torch in left hand. Weight about 25.3 g, diameter 28.8 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1691
obverse: Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, veiled, 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 1691
reverse: Aeternitas, veiled, draped, standing front, head left, raising veil with right hand and holding long torch in left hand
mint Rome weight 25.33g (4)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀28.8 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (4)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, veiled, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, down cheek, curls, right

DIVA FAVSTINA PIA
reverse

Aeternitas, veiled, draped, standing front, head left, raising veil with right hand and holding long torch in left hand

AETERNITAS S C
specimens (7)
KENOM 20.53g ⌀28.8 7↕
British Museum 24.81g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 28.25g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 27.72g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1691 (ric.3.m_aur.1691), 176–180 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1691/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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