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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1738

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1738, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 164–169 AD. Obverse: bust of lucilla, hair waved and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, draped, right. Reverse: fecunditas, draped, seated right on low seat, nursing infant; before her, a girl standing; behind her, a boy standing. Weight about 24.8 g, diameter 30.8 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1738
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1738
mint Rome weight 24.76g (8)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀30.8 (8)
denomination Sestertius axis 11↕ (8)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Lucilla, hair waved and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, draped, right

LVCILLAE AVGVSTAE
reverse

Fecunditas, draped, seated right on low seat, nursing infant; before her, a girl standing; behind her, a boy standing

FECVNDITAS S C
specimens (4)
American Numismatic Society 26.36g ⌀30.0 12↕
American Numismatic Society 29.77g ⌀34.0 12↕
American Numismatic Society 24.20g ⌀29.0 12↕

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1738 (ric.3.m_aur.1738), 164–169 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1738/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA