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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1693

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1693, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 176–180 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: aeternitas, veiled, draped, standing left, holding globe surmounted by phoenix in extended right hand and leaning left arm on column. Weight about 24.4 g, diameter 31.1 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1693
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 1693
reverse: Aeternitas, veiled, draped, standing left, holding globe surmounted by phoenix in extended right hand and leaning left arm on column
mint Rome weight 24.38g (8)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀31.1 (4)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (8)
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

DIVA FAVSTINA PIA
reverse

Aeternitas, veiled, draped, standing left, holding globe surmounted by phoenix in extended right hand and leaning left arm on column

AETERNITAS S C
specimens (9)
KENOM 24.28g 12↕
British Museum 29.27g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 15.66g ⌀28.1 7↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
British Museum 23.26g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 25.35g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1693 (ric.3.m_aur.1693), 176–180 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1693/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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