Description: Syria, Antioch ad Orontem, Lucilla (164 - 169 AD), wife of Lucius Verus, daughter of Marcus Aurelius. ΛΟΥΚΙΛ(Λ)ΑΝ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ(Ν); draped bust right / ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ(ΠΟ), E; turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, ram running right, head left, below.

Diameter: AE16 mm

Weight: 3 g

Grade: F/gF

Attribution: McAlee (Lucilla) 2

Commentary: rare provincial issue of Lucilla; mottled green and bronze patina with lighter deposits, well centered

History: After the death of her husband Lucius Verus, Lucilla married Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus Quintianus and 170 AD bore a son Pompeianus, murdered during the reign of Caracalla.

Article Number: 024-03-05-41652