Coin of Lucilla from Nysa-Scythopolis (SCY0104)
Dublin Core
Title
Coin of Lucilla from Nysa-Scythopolis (SCY0104)
Description
Local bronze coin of Lucilla, wife of the emperor Lucius Verus, from Nysa-Scythopolis (175/176 CE)
Source
Publisher
Spijkerman 1978:192-193 no.14
Date
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
SCY0104
Coverage
32.5, 35.5
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Weight (g)
7.43-11.27g
Diameter (mm)
23-26mm
Province
Palaestina
Region
Decapolis
Era Used
Local era (63/64 BCE)
Obverse Type
Draped bust of Lucilla, facing right
Reverse Type
Tyche, draped and wearing a turreted crown, standing facing right, with her left foot on a river-god, and holding a scepter and cornucopia
Obverse Legends
ΛΟVKIΛΛΑ ΑVΓOVCTA (Lucilla Augusta)
Reverse Legends
NVC T CK T EΛΕY T Π Θ ΛC (Nysa Scythopolis, Greek city of [Koile] Syria; date=239)
Name 1
Role 1
Notes
The title "Greek city" appear on coins under Marcus Aurelius (Meshorer et al. 2013: 181).
Selected Bibliography
Spijkerman, A. 1978. The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. Jerusalem: Franciscan Press. (pp.192-193, no.15).
Roman Provincial Coinage Online IV no.6473 (temporary #) [http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6473/]
Meshorer, Y., G. Bijovsky, and W.Fischer-Bossert. 2013. Coins of the Holy Land: The Abraham and Marian Sofaer Collection at the American Numismatic Society and the Israel Museum (Volume 1), New York: The American Numismatic Society.
Roman Provincial Coinage Online IV no.6473 (temporary #) [http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/6473/]
Meshorer, Y., G. Bijovsky, and W.Fischer-Bossert. 2013. Coins of the Holy Land: The Abraham and Marian Sofaer Collection at the American Numismatic Society and the Israel Museum (Volume 1), New York: The American Numismatic Society.
Citation
“Coin of Lucilla from Nysa-Scythopolis (SCY0104),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/67.