2005.115.177: Denarius of Lucilla, Rome.
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.115.177
- People
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Lucilla, Roman (r. 161 - 180 CE)
- Title
- Denarius of Lucilla, Rome.
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 164 -69 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/20271
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.68 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Denomination
- denarius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: LVCILLA AVGVSTA
- Reverse Inscription: VENVS VIC TRIX
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Collection of Margarete Bieber
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BMC IV, 355 p.432
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
- Accession Year
- 2005
- Object Number
- 2005.115.177
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv. : Bust of Lucilla to r., draped, hair waved and knotted low at the back in a chignon.
Rev.: Venus standing facing l., with bare breast, holding small Victory in r. hand and resting l. hand on large round shield on ground.
Exhibition History
- Re-View: S422 (Ancient rotation) "The Scholar as Collector: Margarete Bieber (1879-1978)", Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/2011 - 06/18/2011
Verification Level
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