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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1781

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1781, As, 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, holding simpulum in right hand and palladium in left hand. Weight about 14.5 g, diameter 31.6 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1781
obverse: Bust of Lucilla, hair waved and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, draped, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1781
reverse: Vesta, veiled, draped, standing left, holding simpulum in right hand and palladium in left hand
mint Rome weight 14.52g (4)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀31.6 (1)
denomination As axis 8↕ (3)
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, holding simpulum in right hand and palladium in left hand

VESTA S C
specimens (6)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 10.62g
Portable Antiquities Scheme 23.13g ⌀31.6 6↕
British Museum 13.73g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 10.58g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1781 (ric.3.m_aur.1781), 164–169 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-1781/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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