Coin of the empress Lucilla from Adraa (ADR0101)
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Title
Coin of the empress Lucilla from Adraa (ADR0101)
Description
Civic bronze coin from Adraa (164-169 CE), depicting Lucilla, wife of the emperor Lucius Verus on the obverse
Source
Publisher
Roman Provincial Coinage Online IV no.6538 (temporary #)
Date
Rights
(1) Ashmolean Museum (University of Oxford), via Roman Provincial Coinage Online (http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)
(2) Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, 1972.1340.63
(2) Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, 1972.1340.63
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
ADR0101
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Weight (g)
6.87-9.01g
Diameter (mm)
21-24mm
Province
Arabia
Obverse Type
Draped bust of Lucilla, facing right
Reverse Type
Draped bust of Tyche, facing right
Obverse Legends
ΛΟVΚΙΛΛΑ ΑVΓΟVCTA (Lucilla Augusta)
Reverse Legends
TVXHAΔΡΑ ΗΝWN (Tyche of [the people of] Adraa)
Type Notes
The obverse design of Lucilla uses similar imagery to other portraits of empresses from Adraa, including Crispina (ADR0103)
Name 1
Role 1
Selected Bibliography
Roman Provincial Coinage Online (http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/); temp #6538 [http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6538/]
Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, 1972.1340.63 [http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41762502m]
Spijkerman, A. 1978. The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. Jerusalem: Franciscan Press. (pp.60-61, no.5)
Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, 1972.1340.63 [http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41762502m]
Spijkerman, A. 1978. The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. Jerusalem: Franciscan Press. (pp.60-61, no.5)
Citation
“Coin of the empress Lucilla from Adraa (ADR0101),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/35.