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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 840
RIC III Antoninus Pius 840. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right, with the legend ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI. The reverse shows annona standing left, holding grain stalks over modius with grain stalks left and anchor, with the…
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Numismatik Linz
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 891
RIC III Antoninus Pius 891. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P. The reverse shows annona, draped, seated, left on low seat, holding two corn-ears in extended right hand…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC III Commodus 10
RIC III Commodus 10. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG. The reverse shows liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend LIB AVG TR P V…
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Coin Collection of the Professorship for Ancient History at the University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC III Commodus 108
RIC III Commodus 108. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend COMM ANT AVG P BRIT. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend P M TR P X IMP VII…
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The British Museum
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RIC III Commodus 146
RIC III Commodus 146. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT. The reverse shows pietas, veiled, draped, standing left, dropping incense from patera in right hand on lighted altar left and holding incense…
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The British Museum
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RIC III Commodus 150A
RIC III Commodus 150A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT. The reverse shows hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and long palm, nearly vertical, in left hand, with the legen…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Commodus 155 (denarius)
RIC III Commodus 155 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT. The reverse shows nobilitas, draped, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and stattuette of Minerva in extended left hand,…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Commodus 164 (denarius)
RIC III Commodus 164 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT. The reverse shows aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend P M T…
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KENOM (Kooperative Erschließung und Nutzung der Objektdaten von Münzsammlungen)
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RIC III Commodus 17
RIC III Commodus 17. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG. The reverse shows pax, draped, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and cornucopia in left hand, with the legend TR P VI IMP III…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Commodus 208 (denarius)
RIC III Commodus 208 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P. The reverse shows libertas, draped, standing front, head left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand, with the lege…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC III Commodus 212
RIC III Commodus 212. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P. The reverse shows commodus, togate, seated left, holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand, with the legend P M TR P XV IMP VI…
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The British Museum
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RIC III Commodus 222A
RIC III Commodus 222A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P. The reverse shows minerva, helmeted, draped, advancing right, head turned back to left, wearing shield on left arm, and holding branch in…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Commodus 251 (denarius)
RIC III Commodus 251 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, wearing lion-skin, right, with the legend L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL. The reverse shows club of Hercules with legend to either side in 3 lines within wreath, with the legend HERCVL ROMAN AVGV.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Commodus 261 (denarius)
RIC III Commodus 261 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL. The reverse shows serapis, radiate, standing front, head left, holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand, with the leg…
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KENOM (Kooperative Erschließung und Nutzung der Objektdaten von Münzsammlungen)
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RIC III Commodus 28
RIC III Commodus 28. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M ANTONINVS COMMODVS AVG. The reverse shows annona, draped, standing left, holding corn-ears in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; to left, modius, with the legend…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Commodus 286A (denarius)
RIC III Commodus 286A (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Crispina, draped, hair in round coil at back, right, with the legend CRISPINA AVGVSTA. The reverse shows venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and drawing robe over her left should…
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The British Museum
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RIC III Commodus 287
RIC III Commodus 287. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Crispina, draped, hair in round coil at back, right, with the legend CRISPINA AVGVSTA. The reverse shows venus, draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand; under seat, dove…
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The British Museum
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RIC III Commodus 337
RIC III Commodus 337. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, radiate, right, with the legend M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG. The reverse shows salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding sceptre in left hand,…
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The British Museum
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RIC III Commodus 45
RIC III Commodus 45. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG. The reverse shows salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar and holding sceptre in left hand, w…
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Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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RIC III Commodus 460
RIC III Commodus 460. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT. The reverse shows janus, half-draped, standing front on low base, holding long sceptre nearly vertical in right hand and resting left…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC III Commodus 494
RIC III Commodus 494. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT. The reverse shows pietas, veiled, draped, standing left, dropping incense from patera in right hand on lighted altar left and holding…
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Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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RIC III Commodus 549
RIC III Commodus 549. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMMODVS ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT. The reverse shows commodus, togate, standing right and clasping right hands with senator, standing left, with the legend PIETATI SENAT…
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American Numismatic Society
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RIC III Commodus 578
RIC III Commodus 578. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMMOD ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT P P. The reverse shows apollo, draped in long robe, standing front, head right, holding plectrum in right hand and supporting lyre set on…
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The British Museum
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RIC III Commodus 579
RIC III Commodus 579. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMMOD ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT P P. The reverse shows concordia, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand, with the legend…
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Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC III Commodus 618
RIC III Commodus 618. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL. The reverse shows commodus, togate, seated left on curule chair on platform, attended by an officer; before him, Liberalitas, draped, stand…
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Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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RIC III Commodus 637
RIC III Commodus 637. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, wearing lion-skin, right, with the legend L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL. The reverse shows upright club surrounded by laurel wreath, with the legend HERCVL ROMANO AVGV S C.
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Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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RIC III Commodus 640
RIC III Commodus 640. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL. The reverse shows hercules, nude, wearing lion skin draped over left arm, standing right, resting right hand on trophy and holdind club in…
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Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC III Commodus 658
RIC III Commodus 658. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right, with the legend DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS. The reverse shows eagle, head right, standing left on garlanded altar, with the legend CONSECRATIO S C.
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Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC III Commodus 660
RIC III Commodus 660. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right, with the legend DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS. The reverse shows eagle, flying right, grasping thunderbolt in talons, and bearing on its back Marcus Aurelius, holding sceptre, with the le…
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Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC III Commodus 665
RIC III Commodus 665. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Crispina, draped, hair waved and rolled at crown and knotted on back of head, right, with the legend CRISPINA AVGVSTA. The reverse shows concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in extended right hand and…
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The Digital Coin Cabinet of Mannheim University, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC III Commodus 672A
RIC III Commodus 672A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Crispina, draped, hair waved and rolled at crown and knotted on back of head, right, with the legend CRISPINA AVGVSTA. The reverse shows salus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right han…
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Archäologisches Museum der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC III Commodus 686 (dupondius)
RIC III Commodus 686 (dupondius). Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Crispina, draped, hair waved and rolled at crown and knotted on back of head, right, with the legend CRISPINA AVGVSTA. The reverse shows venus, draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right…
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The British Museum
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RIC III Commodus 71
RIC III Commodus 71. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS. The reverse shows mars, helmeted, standing right, holding reverse spear in right hand and resting left hand on shield set on ground, with the l…
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Coin Collection of the Institute of Classical Archaeology at the University of Tübingen, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC III Commodus 74
RIC III Commodus 74. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Commodus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Commodus, laureate, right, with the legend M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at feet, modius, with the legend P…
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Römisch-Germanisches Museum (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 10
AD 161
Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161, catalogued as RIC III Marcus Aurelius 10. Obverse: Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right. Reverse: Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing left and right, facing each other, clasping right hands: each holds roll in left hand at side. Obverse legend: I…
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The British Museum
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1001
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1001. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right, with the legend M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV. The reverse shows victory, winged, naked to waist, standing front, head right, setting on palm-tree right, shield inscr…
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Universität Bonn
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 104
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 104. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right, with the legend M ANTONINVS AVG IMP II. The reverse shows minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding up olive-branch in right hand, left hand resting on shie…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1074
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1074. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVII. The reverse shows statue of Mercury, wearing petasus and short robe, standing front, head left, on…
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The British Museum
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1098
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1098. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVIII. The reverse shows jupiter, naked to waist, seated left on throne, holding Victory, standing left…
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The British Museum
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1179A
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1179A. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Marcus Aurelius, radiate, right, with the legend M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXXI. The reverse shows trophy with shields at foot; to left, German woman, seated left, propping up head with righ…
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American Numismatic Society
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1192
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1192. Denomination: As. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right, with the legend M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXXI. The reverse shows galley with three or four rowers, facing left; on the stern, Neptune, standing left, his foot on a…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1205
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1205. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right, with the legend M ANTONINVS AVG GERM SARM TR P XXXI. The reverse shows liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in extended right hand and cornucopiae…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1269
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1269. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Antoninus Pius, bare, right, with the legend DIVVS ANTONINVS. The reverse shows corinthian column set on base and surmounted by statue of Divus Antoninus, with the legend DIVO PIO S C.
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The British Museum
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1621
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1621. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, down cheek, curls, right, with the legend FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. The revers…
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KENOM — collection identified on linked specimen page
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1637
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1637. Denomination: As. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, down cheek, curls, left, with the legend FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. The reverse shows f…
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American Numismatic Society
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1639
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1639. Denomination: As. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, sometimes diademed, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head round head, down cheek, curls, right, with the legend FAVST…
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American Numismatic Society and contributing collections
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1645
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1645. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, double row of pearls, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head round head, down cheek, curls, right, with the le…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1651
RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1651. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, sometimes double row of pearls, hair elaborately waved in nearly vertical lines and fastened in a low chignon at back of head round head, down cheek, curls, right, w…
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