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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 688

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 688, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 161–176 AD. Obverse: bust of faustina the younger, bare-headed, hair waved and fastened in a bun on back of head, draped, right. Reverse: juno, veiled, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand; at left, peacock. Weight about 3.3 g, diameter 11.9 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 688
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 688
mint Rome weight 3.28g (52)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀11.9 (3)
denomination Denarius axis 8↕ (49)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, hair waved and fastened in a bun on back of head, draped, right

FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
reverse

Juno, veiled, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand; at left, peacock

IVNO
specimens (24)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 2.64g
KENOM 3.20g 5↕
KENOM 3.31g 6↕
KENOM 2.23g ⌀17.1 11↕
KENOM 2.91g ⌀18.5 11↕
British Museum 3.36g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 3.67g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 3.67g 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 3.23g 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.76g
Portable Antiquities Scheme
University of Valencia 3.21g 6↕
University of Valencia 3.74g 1↕
University of Valencia 3.23g 6↕
University of Valencia 3.55g 6↕
University of Valencia 3.27g 11↕
University of Valencia 3.57g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.15g 11↕
University of Valencia 3.27g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.43g 12↕

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 688 (ric.3.m_aur.688), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-688/ (accessed: 2026-08-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA