RIC III Marcus Aurelius 717
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC III Marcus Aurelius 717. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Marcus Aurelius. Mint: Rome. Source: American Numismatic Society, Online Coins of the Roman Empire.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Denomination
- Aureus
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Marcus Aurelius
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Faustina the Younger, diademed, 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
- Obverse legend
- FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
- Reverse legend
- SALVTI AVGVSTAE
Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.3.m_aur.717
Research required
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