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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1779

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1779, 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: vesta, veiled, draped, standing left by altar, holding simpulum in right hand and palladium in left hand. Weight about 25.6 g, diameter 32.4 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1779
obverse: Bust of Lucilla, hair waved and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, draped, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1779
reverse: Vesta, veiled, draped, standing left by altar, holding simpulum in right hand and palladium in left hand
mint Rome weight 25.55g (16)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀32.4 (8)
denomination Sestertius axis 8↕ (15)
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 AVG ANTONINI AVG F
reverse

Vesta, veiled, draped, standing left by altar, holding simpulum in right hand and palladium in left hand

VESTA S C
specimens (17)
KENOM 18.24g ⌀32.4 6↕
KENOM 27.47g 6↕
KENOM 23.40g 12↕
KENOM 23.85g ⌀31.3 5↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 28.62g 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 21.24g ⌀31.9 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 13.90g
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 30.77g 12↕
British Museum 29.11g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 27.70g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 33.92g 5↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1779 (ric.3.m_aur.1779), 164–169 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1779/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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