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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.130
People
Lucilla, Roman (r. 161 - 180 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Lucilla
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
164- 183 ?
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179322

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
24.84 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
sestertius

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCR iv,#1172,p.572;BMCR iv,p.cxiii-iv.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.130
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust, dr., r.
Rev.: Venus, draped, breasts bare?, standing, with l. hand drawing drapery over her l. shoulder, and holding an apple in her extended r. hand; VENVS / SC in field

Verification Level

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