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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3298645, member: 75937"]The coins of Lucilla have two varieties of obverse inscriptions:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Coins emphasizing that she is the daughter of Marcus Aurelius: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F (and variations)</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Coins bearing her name only: LVCILLA AVGVSTA.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse types of her coins are rather pedestrian -- coins [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] would describe as "such-and-such standing -- and typically feature goddesses and personifications of feminine virtues, such as Concordia, Diana, Hilaritas, Juno, Salus, Venus, etc. Often, these reverse types are struck in all metals, and the same design may appear on aurei, denarii, sestertii and middle bronzes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mattingly and other scholars believe coins with the longer inscription describing the empress as daughter of Marcus were issued earlier (AD 164-166) than those reading LVCILLA AVGVSTA (AD 166-169). In most instances, a reverse type is associated with a single type of obverse inscription. However, a few reverse types that appear with the longer, earlier obverse inscription were reused later with the shorter obverse inscription. One of these was the reverse type reading VENVS and depicting the goddess standing, holding an apple and scepter. Here are some examples from my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>Longer, earlier obverse inscription:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]873406[/ATTACH]</p><p>Lucilla, AD 164-169.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.42 g, 18.2 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 164-166.</p><p>Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: VENVS, Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 784; BMCRE4 322-24; Cohen 70; RCV 5491; MIR 16; CRE 261; ERIC II 35.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]873407[/ATTACH]</p><p>Lucilla, AD 164-169.</p><p>Roman orichalcum sestertius, 21.52 g, 28.8 mm, 10 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 164-166.</p><p>Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: VENVS S C, Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 1763; BMCRE4 1167; Cohen 72; RCV 5506; MIR 16; ERIC II 67.</p><p><br /></p><p>The shorter, later obverse inscription:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]873408[/ATTACH]</p><p>Lucilla, AD 164-169.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.00 g, 18.25 mm, 6h.</p><p>Rome, AD 166-169.</p><p>Obv: LVCILLA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: VENVS, Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left hand.</p><p>Refs: RIC 785; BMCRE4 *, p. 432; Cohen 71; RCV --;CRE 262; ERIC II 22.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin also comes in a variant with a different hairstyle, as shown on <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1649879" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1649879" rel="nofollow">this example</a> sold by Numismatik Naumann in 2013:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]873413[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins of this reverse type with the later obverse inscription are much scarcer than those with the earlier inscription. The British museum has no examples in the denarius or sestertius denomination and only <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Lucilla+VENVS+785" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Lucilla+VENVS+785" rel="nofollow">seven denarii have come up for auction</a> in five years, according to acsearchinfo.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your Lucillas, comments, or anything you feel is relevant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3298645, member: 75937"]The coins of Lucilla have two varieties of obverse inscriptions: 1) Coins emphasizing that she is the daughter of Marcus Aurelius: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F (and variations) 2) Coins bearing her name only: LVCILLA AVGVSTA. The reverse types of her coins are rather pedestrian -- coins [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] would describe as "such-and-such standing -- and typically feature goddesses and personifications of feminine virtues, such as Concordia, Diana, Hilaritas, Juno, Salus, Venus, etc. Often, these reverse types are struck in all metals, and the same design may appear on aurei, denarii, sestertii and middle bronzes. Mattingly and other scholars believe coins with the longer inscription describing the empress as daughter of Marcus were issued earlier (AD 164-166) than those reading LVCILLA AVGVSTA (AD 166-169). In most instances, a reverse type is associated with a single type of obverse inscription. However, a few reverse types that appear with the longer, earlier obverse inscription were reused later with the shorter obverse inscription. One of these was the reverse type reading VENVS and depicting the goddess standing, holding an apple and scepter. Here are some examples from my collection: Longer, earlier obverse inscription: [ATTACH=full]873406[/ATTACH] Lucilla, AD 164-169. Roman AR denarius, 3.42 g, 18.2 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 164-166. Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: VENVS, Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left hand. Refs: RIC 784; BMCRE4 322-24; Cohen 70; RCV 5491; MIR 16; CRE 261; ERIC II 35. [ATTACH=full]873407[/ATTACH] Lucilla, AD 164-169. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 21.52 g, 28.8 mm, 10 h. Rome, AD 164-166. Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: VENVS S C, Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left hand. Refs: RIC 1763; BMCRE4 1167; Cohen 72; RCV 5506; MIR 16; ERIC II 67. The shorter, later obverse inscription: [ATTACH=full]873408[/ATTACH] Lucilla, AD 164-169. Roman AR denarius, 3.00 g, 18.25 mm, 6h. Rome, AD 166-169. Obv: LVCILLA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: VENVS, Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in extended right hand and vertical scepter in left hand. Refs: RIC 785; BMCRE4 *, p. 432; Cohen 71; RCV --;CRE 262; ERIC II 22. This coin also comes in a variant with a different hairstyle, as shown on [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1649879']this example[/URL] sold by Numismatik Naumann in 2013: [ATTACH=full]873413[/ATTACH] Coins of this reverse type with the later obverse inscription are much scarcer than those with the earlier inscription. The British museum has no examples in the denarius or sestertius denomination and only [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Lucilla+VENVS+785']seven denarii have come up for auction[/URL] in five years, according to acsearchinfo. Post your Lucillas, comments, or anything you feel is relevant.[/QUOTE]
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