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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1717

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1717, 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, seated right in biga. Weight about 26.3 g.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1717
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 1717
reverse: Faustina, with veil floating in a semicircle behind head, seated right in biga
mint Rome weight 26.28g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (2)
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

Faustina, with veil floating in a semicircle behind head, seated right in biga

SIDERIBVS RECEPTA S C
specimens (4)
British Museum 25.57g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 26.98g 11↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1717 (ric.3.m_aur.1717), 176–180 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1717/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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