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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1740

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1740, 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: hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm, nearly vertical, in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Weight about 16.9 g, diameter 27.0 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1740
obverse: Bust of Lucilla, hair waved and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, draped, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1740
reverse: Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm, nearly vertical, in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
mint Rome weight 16.87g (2)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀27.0 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (1)
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

LVCILA AVGVSTA
reverse

Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm, nearly vertical, in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand

HILARITAS S C
specimens (3)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 12.37g ⌀27.0
British Museum 21.37g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1740 (ric.3.m_aur.1740), 164–169 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1740/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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