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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3828033, member: 75937&quot;]That&#039;s lovely, [USER=72712]@arnoldoe[/USER] ! It has nice, smooth surfaces and a very attractive patina. I also think the old glued on collection tags add interest to the whole group and may allow for identification of provenance at some point.</p><p><br /></p><p>That reverse type appeared twice on sestertii of Lucilla, first on coins with the longer LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F obverse legend (BMCRE 1161 ff), and a later one, with the obverse legend LVCILLA AVGVSTA (BMCRE 1203). The empress&#039;s hairstyle also differs between the two issues. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lucillas-hairstyles.309112/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lucillas-hairstyles.309112/">Here</a> is a thread I once wrote about Lucilla&#039;s hairstyles.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only have the earlier one:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1018156[/ATTACH] </p><p>Lucilla, AD 164-169.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 25.14 g, 31.6 mm, 4 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 164-166.</p><p>Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: PIETAS S C, Pietas standing left beside altar.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1756; BMCRE 1161-65; Cohen 72; RCV 5505; MIR 16.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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