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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 716

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 716, Aureus, Gold, 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, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar. Weight about 7.3 g, diameter 19.4 mm.
obverse RIC III Marcus Aurelius 716
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 716
reverse: Salus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar
mint Rome weight 7.31g (6)
ruler Marcus Aurelius diameter ⌀19.4 (4)
denomination Aureus axis 9↕ (5)
material Gold 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, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar

SALVTI AVGVSTAE
specimens (8)
British Museum 7.30g 12↕
British Museum (RIC III)
British Museum 7.29g 11↕
British Museum (RIC III)
American Numismatic Society 7.25g ⌀19.0 6↕
American Numismatic Society 7.28g ⌀18.5 6↕
American Numismatic Society 7.23g ⌀20.0 12↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 7.50g ⌀20.0

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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 716 (ric.3.m_aur.716), 161–176 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iii-marcus-aurelius-716/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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