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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 715

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 715, 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: salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding rudder sceptre in left hand. Weight about 3.3 g, diameter 18.3 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 715
obverse: Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, hair waved and fastened in a bun on back of head, draped, right
reverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 715
reverse: Salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding rudder sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 3.32g (12)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀18.3 (1)
denomination Denarius axis 9↕ (12)
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

Salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding rudder sceptre in left hand

SALVS
specimens (18)
British Museum 3.37g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 3.53g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 3.43g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
American Numismatic Society 2.95g ⌀18.3 6↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 3.47g 12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
University of Valencia 3.29g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.30g 6↕
University of Valencia 3.15g 7↕
University of Valencia 2.99g 12↕
University of Valencia 3.29g 6↕
University of Valencia 3.72g 7↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 3.29g 6↕

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 715 (ric.3.m_aur.715), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-715/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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