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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 4434072, member: 87200&quot;]Lucilla is pretty much known to all of us (at least those who saw the film) as the wife of Lucius Verus and the daughter of Marcus Aurelius, as well as the sister of Commodus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Her son, Lucius, was under the tutelage of Commodus in the Hollywood version of the story, which played loosely with the chronology of the period and also glossed over the facts in order to create a moving tale of epic porportions. A recent pick-up from [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] it makes a nice addition to the collection as I had a Faustina but no Lucilla. As you can see, the patina is a nice chocolatey-brown.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lucilla Augusta, AD 164-169.</p><p><br /></p><p>Æ sestertius, 30mm, 24g, 6h. Rome mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: LVCILLA AVG ANTONINI AVG F; Draped bust right.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: IVNONI LVCINAE; Juno seated left, holding infant and flower // SC</p><p><br /></p><p>Reference: RIC 1747.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the Mat Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109748[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109765[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking and share any Lucillas or other coins of the family that you wish.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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