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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1702

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1702, 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: faustina, with veil floating in a semicircle behind head, draped, holding sceptre in right hand, seated left on peacock soaring right, with wings spread. Weight about 23.3 g, diameter 32.3 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1702
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 1702
reverse: Faustina, with veil floating in a semicircle behind head, draped, holding sceptre in right hand, seated left on peacock soaring right, with wings spread
mint Rome weight 23.33g (6)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀32.3 (4)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (5)
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, 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

Faustina, with veil floating in a semicircle behind head, draped, holding sceptre in right hand, seated left on peacock soaring right, with wings spread

CONSECRATIO S C
specimens (6)
KENOM 26.77g ⌀32.3 1↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 23.51g ⌀33.0
British Museum 24.38g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 23.60g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1702 (ric.3.m_aur.1702), 176–180 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1702/ (accessed: 2026-08-28). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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