Lucilla Denar Venus SOLD 180

Ruler: Lucilla, struck under Marcus Aurelius

Obverse: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, draped bust right 

Reverse: VENVS, Venus standing left, holding apple and sceptre.

Mint: Rome, 164-169 AD

Denomination: Antoninianus

Weight: 

Reference: RIC III 784

Price: 180 PLN

Good very fine with nice old cabinet toning

Note:  Lucilla, also known as Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla, was a prominent figure in Roman history. She was the daughter of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina the Younger. Lucilla was born in AD 148 and belonged to the influential Antonine dynasty.
In AD 164, Lucilla married Lucius Verus, who was co-emperor with her father Marcus Aurelius. However, her marriage to Verus was not a happy one, although they three children. After the death of her father Marcus Aurelius in AD 180 AD, her brother Commodus became the sole emperor. However, Lucilla and Commodus had a strained relationship, and she was eventually involved in a plot to assassinate him. The conspiracy was discovered, and Lucilla was exiled to the island of Capri, where she was executed in AD 182.

Collezione : Roman Empire 1 200 vs. 300