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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1709

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1709, 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: funeral pyre in tiers, draped, surrmounted by statue of faustina the eldern biga. Weight about 27.3 g, diameter 32.5 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1709
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 1709
reverse: Funeral pyre in tiers, draped, surrmounted by statue of Faustina the Eldern biga
mint Rome weight 27.32g (3)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀32.5 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 10↕ (3)
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

DIVAE FAVSTIN AVG MATR CASTROR
reverse

Funeral pyre in tiers, draped, surrmounted by statue of Faustina the Eldern biga

CONSECRATIO S C
specimens (4)
British Museum 27.25g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 29.03g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1709 (ric.3.m_aur.1709), 176–180 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1709/ (accessed: 2026-08-28). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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