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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2554711, member: 56859&quot;]Tossing this in before the coin is in hand...</p><p><br /></p><p>Today I upped my Roman Imperial Empress count to two <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>It has been about a year since I last picked up anything from Roma and I had a small amount of credit there so I browsed the e-auction.&nbsp; While I tend to prefer Provincials, this Lucilla jumped off the screen and said bid.&nbsp; I followed her order.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought it simply because it is a beautiful coin.&nbsp; The portrait is very endearing.&nbsp; The rendering of Pudicitia is appropriately graceful and modest.&nbsp; The coin has honest wear, old toning, and fine style. Searching archives, for Lucilla it seems this Pudicitia standing reverse is not as common as the seated, although the half dozen comps I found didn&#039;t play up rarity so maybe there are bunches more I didn&#039;t see.&nbsp; Whatever.&nbsp; It&#039;s a beautiful coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>(edited seller&#039;s images)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]549651[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Lucilla</b></p><p>Empress CE 163-169, wife of Lucius Verus</p><p>AR denarius, 19 mm, 3.25 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; LVCILLA AVGVSTA; draped bust right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; PVDICITIA; Pudicitia, veiled, standing left, with right hand preparing to draw back veil (or had she just drawn the veil off her face?), left hand at side</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; RIC III 780[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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