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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1778

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1778, 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: venus, draped, seated left, holding apple in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand; at left, cupid standing. Weight about 21.8 g, diameter 15.2 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1778
obverse: Bust of Lucilla, hair waved and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, draped, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1778
reverse: Venus, draped, seated left, holding apple in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand; at left, Cupid standing
mint Rome weight 21.75g (4)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀15.2 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (4)
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

LVCILLA AVGVSTA
reverse

Venus, draped, seated left, holding apple in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand; at left, Cupid standing

VENVS GENETRIX S C
specimens (6)
KENOM 18.11g ⌀30.4 6↕
British Museum 22.79g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
KENOM — Freiberg 23.83g 6↕
British Museum 22.28g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1778 (ric.3.m_aur.1778), 164–169 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1778/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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