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Lucilla (as Augusta 164-169 AD) - Æ As (Venus) - 26mm; 14.83g; 6h / RIC 1764
$ 33.79
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Description
Roman Empire –Lucilla (as Augusta 164-169 AD)
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Æ As
(Venus), Rome mint ca. 164-169 AD - 26mm; 14.83g; 6h
Lucilla
was the second daughter and third child of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius
and Roman Empress Faustina the Younger. She was the wife of her father's co-ruler Lucius Verus
and an elder sister to later Emperor Commodus.
Obv:
LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F
,
Bust of Lucilla, hair waved and fastened in a low chignon at back of head, draped, right
.
Rev:
VENVS / S C
,
Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and sceptre in left hand
.
Reference: RIC 1764 (M. Aurelius); RSC 73
Weight: 14.83g
Diameter: 26mm
Metal: Bronze
good Very Fine
Provenance: ex private collection
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