Lucilla
Daughter Marcus Aurelius
Wife of Lucius Verus
Sister of Commodus
Lucilla was the eldest daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina Junior. Lucilla was married to Lucius Verus in 164 AD. Relations with her brother Commodus were particularly strained. Following the death of her husband, Lucilla was married to Pompeianus, a man of comparatively humble origin. In 182 AD, Lucilla convinced her nephew, Claudius Pompeianus Quintianus, to hide at the entrance of the Colosseum and await the arrival of her brother.
When Commodus approached, Claudius sprang forth. He hesitated to boast, “See! This is what the Senate has sent you!” This gave the Praetorian Guard just enough time to intervene. Emperor Commodus was not harmed, but Lucilla had been implicated. She was banished to Capri and soon afterward put to death along with her husband, Quintianus.
Monetary System
Mints: Rome, Egypt, Cilicia
Obverse Legends:
LVCILLA AVGVSTA.
LVCILLAE AVG. ANTONINI AVG. P
Portrait Style:
Draped bust of Lucilla right
Draped bust, right hair combed vertically with bun
DENOMINATIONS
AU Aureus (7.25 grams)
AU Quninarius
AR Denarius (2.54 grams)
Æ Sestertius (25.17 grams)
Æ Dupondius (10.16 grams)
Æ As (10.71 grams)
COLONIAL
Æ Triassarion (Cilicia) (12.1 grams)
Æ Tetradrachm (Egypt) Rare
