E-auction 536-456999 - brm_846482 - LUCILLA Sesterce

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Estimate :	40 €
Price :	17 €
Maximum bid :	22 €
End of the sale :	24 July 2023 14:34:40
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : Sesterce

Date: c. 166-167

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : copper

Diameter : 28,5 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 18,03 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Flan mince, centré. Buste agréable. Usure importante mais régulière. Patine vert foncé

Catalogue references :

C.88 (10f.) - RIC.1778 - BMC/RE.1212 - MRK.40 /32 (500€) - RCV.5509 (900$) - SIR.38 - MIR.18/44 /6e

Obverse

Obverse legend : LVCILLA - AVGVSTA.

Obverse description : Buste drapé de Lucille à droite avec un petit chignon ramené derrière la tête (L).

Obverse translation : “Lucilla Augusta”, (À Lucille augusta).

Reverse

Reverse legend : VENVS - GENETRIX// SC.

Reverse description : Vénus drapée assise à gauche, tenant une pomme de la main droite tendue et le coude appuyé sur son siège, tenant de la main droite un sceptre transversal ; Cupidon à ses pieds.

Reverse translation : “Venus”, (Vénus).

Commentary

Ce type de sesterce avec la titulature courte de Lucille semble beaucoup plus rare. Il a été frappé à la fin du règne.
This type of sestertius with the short title of Lucille seems much rarer. It was struck at the end of the reign