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Plotina, Wife of Trajan, Augusta 105 - 129 A.D.

Plotina was the wife of Trajan, married to him before his succession. She was renowned for her virtue and simplicity. In 100 Trajan awarded her with title of Augusta, but she did not accept the title until 105. Plotina did not appear on the coinage until 112. She was largely responsible for Hadrian's succession to the throne after the death of Trajan. Plotina died in 129 A.D.

Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Parion, Mysia

|Parium|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Parion,| |Mysia||AE| |19|
Plotina was Trajan's wife, married to him before he became emperor. She was renowned for her virtue and simplicity. Marciana was Trajan's eldest sister and the mother of Matidia. She was an accomplished woman who lost her husband before her brother's succession. Matidia lived as a widow with Plotina and they were united by the tenderest and most uninterrupted friendship. Both were awarded the title Augusta at the same time in 105. Marciana died c. 112 - 114. Plotina died in 129 A.D.
RP87105. Bronze AE 19, RPC III 1543 (17 spec.), SNG BnF 1468, Weber 5151; countermark: Howgego 304 (11 or 17 of this type in RIC have this countermark), VF, rough and porous, off center, area on reverse flattened by counter marking, area of corrosion on reverse, weight 2.772 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 180o, Parium (Kemer, Canakkale, Turkey) mint, c. 105- 114 A.D.; obverse TRAIAN AVG, laureate bust right slight drapery on far shoulder; countermark: capricorn right in an oval punch; reverse MARCIANA ET PLOTINA AVG, confronting draped busts of Plotina and Marciana; rare; SOLD


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Parion, Mysia

|Parium|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Parion,| |Mysia||AE| |17|
Plotina was Trajan's wife, married to him before he became emperor. She was renowned for her virtue and simplicity. Marciana was Trajan's eldest sister and the mother of Matidia. She was an accomplished woman who lost her husband before her brother's succession. Matidia lived as a widow with Plotina and they were united by the tenderest and most uninterrupted friendship. Both were awarded the title Augusta at the same time in 105. Marciana died c. 112 - 114. Plotina died in 129 A.D.
RP42037. Bronze AE 17, RPC III 1543 (17 spec.), SNG BnF 1468, Weber 5151; countermark: Howgego 304 (11 or 17 of this type in RIC have this countermark), VF, tight flan, cut across face of Plotina, weight 2.038 g, maximum diameter 17.2 mm, die axis 180o, Parium (Kemer, Canakkale, Turkey) mint, c. 105 - 114 A.D.; obverse TRAIAN AVG, laureate head right; countermark: capricorn right in an oval punch; reverse MARCIANA AVG PLOTINA, confronting draped busts of Plotina, on left, and Marciana, on right; rare; SOLD


Plotina, Augusta 105 - 129 A.D., Wife of Trajan, Ankyra in Abbaitis, Phrygia

|Other| |Phrygia|, |Plotina,| |Augusta| |105| |-| |129| |A.D.,| |Wife| |of| |Trajan,| |Ankyra| |in| |Abbaitis,| |Phrygia||AE| |21|
Ankyra, the chief city of the district Abbaitis in western Phrygia, should not be confused with Ankyra in Galatia, the modern capital of Turkey.

The image on the reverse resembles sculptures of Artemis, the Lady of Ephesus, including one at the Ephesus Archaeological Museum and another at the Vatican. The Ionians worshiped Artemis as a mother goddess, akin to the Phrygian Cybele. Her cult image was adorned with multiple rounded breast like protuberances on her chest. They have been variously interpreted as accessory breasts, eggs, grapes, acorns, or even bull testes. Excavation at the site of the Artemision in 1987/8 found a multitude of tear-shaped amber beads that once adorned the ancient wooden xoanon.
Artemis
RP99610. Bronze AE 21, RPC Online III 2536 (6 spec.); BMC Phrygia p. 61, 21; Waddington 5638; SNG Cop -; SNGvA -; SNG Munchen -; SNG Tüb -; SNG Leypold -, aF, green patina, closed flan crack, reverse scratches, scattered small shallow pitting, off center, weight 5.108 g, maximum diameter 21.4 mm, die axis 0o, Ankyra in Abbaitis (Ankara, Turkey) mint, 112 - Aug 117 A.D.; obverse ΠΛΩTEINA CEBACTH (from upper right), draped bust right, hair in plait behind; reverse ANKYPANΩN EΠI ΛOVKIOY (Ankyra, struck under magistrate Loikios), cult statue of Artemis standing facing, kalathos on head, arms extended with supports, flanked by two stags; very rare; SOLD


Trajan, 25 January 98 - 8 or 9 August 117 A.D., Parion, Mysia

|Parium|, |Trajan,| |25| |January| |98| |-| |8| |or| |9| |August| |117| |A.D.,| |Parion,| |Mysia||AE| |16|
Plotina was Trajan's wife, married to him before he became emperor. She was renowned for her virtue and simplicity. Marciana was Trajan's eldest sister and the mother of Matidia. She was an accomplished woman who lost her husband before her brother's succession. Matidia lived as a widow with Plotina and they were united by the tenderest and most uninterrupted friendship. Both were awarded the title Augusta at the same time in 105. Marciana died c. 112 - 114. Plotina died in 129 A.D.
RP113246. Bronze AE 16, RPC III 1543 (17 spec.), SNG BnF 1468, Weber 5151, aF, green patina, porous, patina chip on edge, weight 2.230 g, maximum diameter 16.4 mm, die axis 30o, Parium (Kemer, Canakkale, Turkey) mint, c. 105 - 114 A.D.; obverse TRAIAN AVG, laureate bust right slight drapery on far shoulder; reverse MARCIANA ET PLOTINA AVG, confronting draped busts of Plotina and Marciana; SOLD


Plotina, Augusta 105 - 129 A.D., Thyateira, Lydia, Conventus of Pergamum

|Thyatira|, |Plotina,| |Augusta| |105| |-| |129| |A.D.,| |Thyateira,| |Lydia,| |Conventus| |of| |Pergamum||AE| |17|
Plotina was the wife of Trajan, married to him before his succession. She was renowned for her virtue and simplicity. In 100, Trajan awarded her with the title of Augusta, but she did not accept the title until 105. Plotina did not appear on the coinage until 112. She was largely responsible for Hadrian's succession to the throne after Trajan's death. Plotina died in 129 A.D.

Thyateira (also Thyatira) is the ancient name of the modern Turkish city of Akhisar ("white castle"). In Revelation, Thyateira is the church that had a false prophetess (Revelation 2:20).
RP84898. Bronze AE 17, RPC Online III 1829 (8 spec.), SNG Munchen 628, Waddington 5357, Mionnet IV 903, BMC Lydia -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, aF, dark patina, scratches, earthen deposits, weight 3.067 g, maximum diameter 16.5 mm, die axis 180o, Thyateira (Akhisar, Turkey) mint, 105 - 117 A.D.; obverse ΠΛΩTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right with hair in a plait behind; reverse ΘYA/TIPH/NΩN in three lines within wreath; rare; SOLD


Plotina, Augusta 105 - 129 A.D., Wife of Trajan, Gordus Julia, Lydia

|Other| |Lydia|, |Plotina,| |Augusta| |105| |-| |129| |A.D.,| |Wife| |of| |Trajan,| |Gordus| |Julia,| |Lydia||AE| |18|
Gordus (also known as Julia Gordus or Iulia Gordos) was an ancient Greek city in eastern Lydia, near the source of the River Hyllus, or Phrygius, later called Glaucus, a northern tributary of the Hermus. It was a strategically important town founded by the Seleucid Kings. The Julio-Claudian Roman emperors renamed the city Julia Gordos in the 1st century. The city achieved the status of a polis under the Flavians. It was the home to Appolophanes the physician, and there is epigraphical evidence of both pagans and Christians in the town.
RP110178. Bronze AE 18, RPC Online III 2550 (10 spec.); BMC Lydia p. 92, 18; SNG Mu 89 var. (rev. leg., Zeus holds eagle); SNG Cop -; SNGvA -, gF, green patina, earthen encrustations, slightly off center on a full flan, weight 3.258 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 0o, Iulia Gordos (modern Giordiz, Turkey) mint, magistrate Poplius, c. 112 - 117 B.C.; obverse ΠΛΩTEINA CEBACTH, draped bust right, hair in an elaborate high arrangement at the front and in a plait behind; reverse ΓOPΔHNΩN EΠI ΠOΠΛIOY (from upper right), Zeus seated left on throne, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, patera in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand; rare; SOLD


Leucas, Coele Syria, 98 - 117 A.D., Trajan and Plotina(?)

|Trajan|, |Leucas,| |Coele| |Syria,| |98| |-| |117| |A.D.,| |Trajan| |and| |Plotina(?)||AE| |16|
As noted by Imhoof-Blumer, and reiterated by RPC, the obverse bust has similarities with heads of Trajan. The date had been misread as Claudian, leading to the misattribution as Claudius and Agrippina Jr. The coin is, in fact, probably later. The obverse bust seems to show the facial features of Trajan, wearing the radiate crown of Helios (the sun). The reverse has a crescent-crown over the bust of a woman. Perhaps the image can be viewed as the bust of Plotina, wearing the crescent-crown of Luna (the moon).
RY25067. Bronze AE 16, SGICV 508 var., Lindgren 2180, RPC I 4465 (refs list as Claudius and Agrippina Jr. RPC notes Trajan resemblance), F, weight 3.120 g, maximum diameter 16.1 mm, die axis 0o, Leucas mint, c. 98 - 117 A.D.; obverse ΛEVKAΔIWN, radiate male bust right; reverse KΛAVΔIEWN TWN KAI, female bust right, crescent above; scarce; SOLD


Plotina, Wife of Trajan, Augusta 105 - 129 A.D., Sardes, Lydia

|Sardes|, |Plotina,| |Wife| |of| |Trajan,| |Augusta| |105| |-| |129| |A.D.,| |Sardes,| |Lydia||AE| |18|
Plotina, the wife of Trajan, was married to him before his succession. She was renowned for her virtue and simplicity. In 100, Trajan awarded her with title Augusta, but she did not accept the title until 105. Plotina did not appear on the coinage until 112. She was largely responsible for Hadrian's succession to the throne after Trajan's death. Plotina died in 129 A.D. The colonial coins of Plotina are, according to Vaillant, of the highest degree of rarity.
RP93054. Bronze AE 18, RPC III 2397 (11 spec.), SNG Munchen 518, Winterthur 3934, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, BMC Lydia -, F, rough and porous, edge flaw, weight 3.784 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 0o, Sardes (Sart, Turkey) mint, c. 112 - 117; obverse ΠΛΩTEI-NA CEBACTH, draped bust right, hair in plait behind; reverse CAPΔI-ANΩN, Pelops on horseback galloping right, wearing chiton, brandishing whip in right hand; very rare; SOLD


Plotina, Wife of Trajan, Augusta 105 - 129 A.D.

|Plotina|, |Plotina,| |Wife| |of| |Trajan,| |Augusta| |105| |-| |129| |A.D.||sestertius|
Plotina, the wife of Trajan, was married to him before his succession. She was renowned for her virtue and simplicity. In 100, Trajan awarded her with title Augusta, but she did not accept the title until 105. Plotina did not appear on the coinage until 112. She was largely responsible for Hadrian's succession to the throne after Trajan's death. Plotina died in 129 A.D.
RB04791. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC II Trajan 740 (R3), Cohen II 12, BMCRE III Trajan 1080, Woytek 7111, Strack 441, BnF IV 730, Banti 1, SRCV II 1060, aF, weight 21.59 g, maximum diameter 34.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 112 - Aug 117 A.D.; obverse PLOTINA AVG IMP TRAIANI, draped bust right; reverse FIDES AVGVST, Fides standing right, two stalks of grain at side in right hand, raising basket of fruit in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; rare; SOLD


Plotina, Wife of Trajan, Augusta 105 - 129 A.D., Sardes, Lydia

|Sardes|, |Plotina,| |Wife| |of| |Trajan,| |Augusta| |105| |-| |129| |A.D.,| |Sardes,| |Lydia||AE| |19|
"The colonial coins of Plotina are, according to Vaillant, of the highest degree of rarity. Amongst those bearing Latin inscriptions are issues from Cassendreia in Macedonia, and Corinth in Achaia." -- Dictionary of Roman Coins
RP32120. Bronze AE 19, SNG Munchen 518, SNG Cop -, BMC Lydia -, VF/F, near black patina, reverse scratches, weight 4.051 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 180o, Sardes (Sart, Turkey) mint, c. 112 - 117; obverse ΠΛΩTEI-NA CEBACTH, draped bust right, hair in plait behind; reverse CAPΔI-ANΩN, Pelops on horseback right, holding whip; rare; SOLD








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