Lucilla. Augusta, A.D. 164-182. Æ sestertius. 19.14 gm. 30 mm. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, A.D. 161-162. Her draped bust right; LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F / Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm frond and cornucopia; HILARITAS S C. RIC III 1742 (Aurelius). Fair; dark green and brown patina.

This collection of early Roman Imperial bronze was formed by an American collector in the Midwest, buying coins in the 1950's from major London coin houses. He affixed collector 'H' numbers written in ink on lacquer on many of the coins. We have correspondence dated in 1950 and 1951 with Leonard Forrer at Spink & Son, Ltd. and William French at Glendining & Co. Ltd. in London, as well as Earle K. Stanton in Los Angeles, Paul S. Seitz in Pennsylvania, and Edward Gans, Numismatic Fine Arts in New York City.