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PLAVTILLA - Denarius - 204 AD
Obv.:PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right
Rev.: VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple & palm, leaning on shield, Cupid at her feet.
Gs. 3,8 mm. 19,3x20
Cohen 25, RIC 369 Maxentius

25.5 PlautillaPlautilla
AR Denarius. 203 AD

PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair waved and drawn down on neck / PIETAS AVGG, Pietas standing right holding sceptre and child

RSC 16, RIC 367, Sear 7072 Sosius

Plautilla, overviewThere are five main types of portrait for Plautilla’s denarii at the Rome mint :

A - With a draped bust right, hair coiled in horizontal ridges and fastened in bun in high position. Her facial expression is juvenile
B - Hair being coiled in vertical ridges, with bun in low position. Plautilla looks here more like a young beautiful woman
C - The third bust shows a thinner face of Plautilla with hair in vertical ridges and no bun but braids covering her neck
D - The fourth type has a similar appearance with the former, but the vertical ridges disappear, hair being plastered down, still showing the right ear
E - Plautilla appears with mid long hair plastered down and covering her ears

In the mean time there are seven different reverses :

1 - CONCORDIAE AETERNAE
2 - PROPAGO IMPERI
3 - CONCORDIA AVGG
4 - CONCORDIA FELIX
5 - PIETAS AVGG
6 – DIANA LVCIFERA

Not every combination exists, but some of the above reverses can be shared by several obverse portraits. Noticeable also is an evolution of the obverse legend, being PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE (a) in 202, and becoming PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA (b) soon after

You can see the evolution of this interesting coinage in my Plautilla's gallery.
3 commentsPotator II

Plautilla, Denarius, Rome 204 C.E. Wife of CaracallaPlautilla ar denarius, Rome RIC IV 369. Struck 204 C.E.
Obverse - PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA. Draped bust right.
Reverse - VENVS VICTRIX. Venus standing left, breast exposed, holding apple and palm and resting left elbow on shield. Cupid standing left at her feet.
19.5 mm diam., 3.0 g. Scarce
sold 2-2018NORMAN K

RIC IV 124b CaracallaEmperor: Caracalla
Date: 201-206 AD
Type: AR Denarius
Weight: 3.28 grams
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right.
Reverse: CONCORDIA FELIX; Caracalla standing left, holding volumen, clasping right hands with Plautilla standing right.
References: RIC IV 124b; RSC 23a
Provenance: CNG Electronic Auction 514 2 commentsDavid Fischer

(0203) PLAUTILLA(wife of Caracalla)
d. 211 AD
AR DENARIUS 2.05 mm max., 2.87 g
O: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA
DR. BUST RIGHT
R: VENVS VICTRIX
VENUS STANDING L HOLDING APPLE AND PALM, SHIELD AT SIDE, CUPID HOLDING HELMET AT FEETlaney

0153 - Denarius Plautilla 202 ACObv/ PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, laureate head of P. r.
Rev/ CONCORDIA AVGG, Concord standing l., holding patera and scepter.

Ag, 19.5 mm, 3.25 g
Mint: Roma.
BMCRE V/411 – RIC IV.1/363a [S]
ex-VAuctions, auction 267, lot 80dafnis

0159 - Denarius Plautilla 202-5 ACObv/ PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust of P. r.
Rev/ VENVS VICTRIX, Venus naked to waist, holding apple and palm, leaning on shield; to the l., Cupid holding helmet.

Ag, 19.1 mm, 3.31 g
Mint: Roma.
BMCRE V/429 – RIC IV.1/369 [S]
ex-CNG, auction e272, lot 390dafnis

022. Plautilla Concordia Avgg FDCRome mint, Issue II, AD 202. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Bust, draped, hair coiled in ridges, either vertical or horizontal and fastened in bun at back/CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia standing l., holding patera and scepter. RIC 363a, Sear 7065, BMC 236,411-414, RSC-1, Cohen-1, Hill 583. FDC, full proof like luster.

2 commentsLordBest

022. Plautilla, wife of Caracalla. AR Denarius. Concordia,AR Denarius. Rome mint.

Obv. Draped bust right PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA

Rev. Concordia standing left holding patera and sceptre CONCORDIA AVG.

RIC363a. CHEF. RSC1
1 commentsLordBest

027b. PlautillaWife of Caracalla. Divorced, banished, and executed by him. One note on portraiture: On most augustae's portraits the hair style remains consistent. For whatever reason, on the coins of Plautilla, her portrait shows very different hair styles between the types.lawrence c

027b001. Plautilla AR Denarius. 202-205 AD. Rome mint. Obv: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair waved and drawn down on neck. Rev: VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left, nude to waist, holding apple and palm, leaning on shield, Cupid holding helmet at her feet. RIC 369, RSC 25. A FORUM coin. lawrence c

027b02. PlautillaAR Denarius. 202 AD. Laodicea mint. Obv: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust right. Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia standing left, holding patera and sceptre. RIC 359, RSC 2.lawrence c

027b03. PlautillaAR Denarius. Rome, AD 202. PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust to right / CONCORDIAE AETERNAE, Plautilla and Caracalla standing facing, clasping hands. RIC IV 361 (Caracalla); BMCRE 401 (Septimius and Caracalla); RSC 10. 3.05g, 20mm, 1h. Roma Numismatics Auction 89, Lot 1109.lawrence c

04 - Personalities of the EmpireCommodus, Crispina, Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Manlia Scantilla, Didia Clara, Pescennius Níger, Clodius Albinus, Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla, Plautilla, Geta and Macrinusmdelvalle

049 Plautilla. AR denariusobv: PLAVTILLA AGVSTA dr. bust r.
rev: PIETAS AVGG Pietas std. r. holding scepter and child
"wife of Caracalla"1 commentshill132

052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Laodicea ad Mare (Limes version!), RIC IV-I 359 (Caracalla), AE-Denarius, CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, Scarce! #1052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Laodicea ad Mare (Limes version!), RIC IV-I 359 (Caracalla), AE-Denarius, CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, Scarce! #1
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust right, hair coiled in vertical or horizontal ridges and fastened in a bun.
reverse: CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, holding patera and scepter.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 17,0-18,0mm, weight: 2,30g, axis: 0h,
mint: Laodicea ad Mare (Limes version!), date: 202 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV 359 (Caracalla), RSC 2, BMC-,
Q-0011 commentsquadrans

052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Laodicea ad Mare (Limes version!), RIC IV-I 365 (Caracalla), AE-Denarius, CONCORDIA FELIX, Plautilla standing right, clasping hands with Emperor, #1052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Laodicea ad Mare (Limes version!), RIC IV-I 365 (Caracalla), AE-Denarius, CONCORDIA FELIX, Plautilla standing right, clasping hands with Emperor, #1
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right.
reverse: CONCORDIA FELIX, Plautilla standing right, clasping hands with Emperor.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 17,5-18mm, weight: 2,71g, axis: 7h,
mint: Laodicea ad Mare (Limes version!), date: 202-203 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV 365v. (Caracalla), p-, RSC 12v., Sear 7066v.,
Q-001quadrans

052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Laodicea ad Mare, RIC IV-I 365 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, CONCORDIA FELIX, Plautilla standing right, clasping hands with Emperor, Scarce! #1052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Laodicea ad Mare, RIC IV-I 365 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, CONCORDIA FELIX, Plautilla standing right, clasping hands with Emperor, Scarce! #1
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right.
reverse: CONCORDIA FELIX, Plautilla standing right, clasping hands with Emperor.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 17,8-18,0mm, weight: 3,19g, axis: 0h,
mint: Laodicea ad Mare, date: 202-203 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV 365 (Caracalla), p-, RSC 12, Sear 7066,
Q-001quadrans

052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Laodicea ad Mare, RIC IV-I 372 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, CONCORDIAE, Concordia seated left, #1052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Laodicea ad Mare, RIC IV-I 372 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, CONCORDIAE, Concordia seated left, #1
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLA AVG, Draped bust right.
reverse: CONCORDIAE, Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopia.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,0-20,0mm, weight: 3,39g, axis: 0h,
mint: Laodicea ad Mare, date: 202 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV 372 (Caracalla), RSC, BMC 739, Sear 7068,
Q-0013 commentsquadrans

052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), RIC IV-I 359 (Caracalla), Laodicea ad Mare (Limes version!), AE-Denarius, CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, Scarce, #1052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), RIC IV-I 359 (Caracalla), Laodicea ad Mare (Limes version!), AE-Denarius, CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, Scarce, #1
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust right, hair coiled in vertical or horizontal ridges and fastened in a bun.
reverse: CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, holding patera and scepter.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 17,0-18,0mm, weight: 2,30g, axis: 0h,
mint: Laodicea ad Mare (Limes version!), date: 202 A.D., ref: RIC-IV-359 (Caracalla), RSC-2, BMC-,
Q-0011 commentsquadrans

052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), RIC IV-I 365, Laodicea ad Mare (Limes version!), AE-Denarius, CONCORDIA FELIX, Plautilla standing right, clasping hands with Emperor.052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), RIC IV-I 365, Laodicea ad Mare (Limes version!), AE-Denarius, CONCORDIA FELIX, Plautilla standing right, clasping hands with Emperor.
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right.
reverse: CONCORDIA FELIX, Plautilla standing right, clasping hands with Emperor.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 17,5-18mm, weight: 2,71g, axis: 7h,
mint: Laodicea ad Mare (Limes version!), date: 202-203 A.D., ref: RIC IV 365v., p-, RSC 12v., Sear 7066v.,
Q-001quadrans

052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 363a (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, Scarce, #1052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 363a (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, Scarce, #1
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair coiled in vertical or horizontal ridges and fastened in a bun.
reverse: CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, holding patera and scepter.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,0-19,5mm, weight: 2,87g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: ?? A.D.,
ref: RIC IV 363a (Caracalla), p-269, Issue I, RSC 2.,
Q-001quadrans

052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 363a (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, Scarce, #2052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 363a (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, Scarce, #2
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair coiled in vertical or horizontal ridges and fastened in a bun.
reverse: CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, holding patera and scepter.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 17,5-19,0mm, weight: 3,08g, axis: 7h,
mint: Rome, date: ?? A.D.,
ref: RIC IV 363a (Caracalla), p-269, Issue I, RSC 2.,
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052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 363av. (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, Scarce, #1052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 363av. (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, Scarce, #1
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair coiled in vertical or horizontal ridges and fastened in a bun.
reverse: CONCORDIA AVG G, Concordia standing left, holding patera and scepter.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,0-18,5mm, weight: 3,24g, axis: 0h,
mint: Rome, date: 202 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV 363av. (Caracalla), p-269, RSC 1, BMC 411,
Q-001quadrans

052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 367 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, PIETAS AVG G, Pietas standing right, Scarce! #2052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 367 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, PIETAS AVG G, Pietas standing right, Scarce! #2
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right, hair waved and drawn down on the neck.
reverse: PIETAS AVG G, Pietas standing right, holding a child and scepter.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,0-19,5mm, weight: 3,14g, axis: 7h,
mint: Rome, date: 203 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV-I 367 (Caracalla), RSC 16, BMC 422, BMC 422, Sear 7072, Scarce!
Q-002quadrans

052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 367 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, PIETAS AVG G, Pietas standing right, Scarce, #1052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 367 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, PIETAS AVG G, Pietas standing right, Scarce, #1
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right, hair waved and drawn down on the neck.
reverse: PIETAS AVG G, Pietas standing right, holding a child and scepter.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 17,0-19,5mm, weight: 3,39g, axis: 0h,
mint: Rome, date: 203 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV-I 367 (Caracalla), RSC 16, BMC 422, BMC 422, Sear 7072, Scarce!
Q-001quadrans

052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 369 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple and palm, Scarce!, #1052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 369 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple and palm, Scarce!, #1
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right.
reverse: VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple and palm, leaning on shield, Cupid at her feet.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 17,5-18,5mm, weight: 3,35g, axis: 5h,
mint: Rome, date: 204 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV 369, p-270, Issue II, RSC 24-25., BMC 429, Sear 7074,
Q-001quadrans

052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 369 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple and palm, Scarce!, #2052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 369 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple and palm, Scarce!, #2
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right.
reverse: VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple and palm, leaning on shield, Cupid at her feet.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,0-19,0mm, weight: 2,78g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 204 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV 369, p-270, Issue II, RSC 24-25., BMC 429, Sear 7074,
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052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 369 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple and palm, Scarce!, #3052 Plautilla (?-211 A.D.), Rome, RIC IV-I 369 (Caracalla), AR-Denarius, VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple and palm, Scarce!, #3
Wife of Caracalla,
avers: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right.
reverse: VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple and palm, leaning on shield, Cupid at her feet.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 18,0-20,0mm, weight: 3,60g, axis: 6h,
mint: Rome, date: 204 A.D.,
ref: RIC IV 369, p-270, Issue II, RSC 24-25., BMC 429, Sear 7074,
Q-0031 commentsquadrans

066 - Caracalla denarius - RIC 124aObv:– ANTONINVS PIVS AVG , Laureate bust right, draped
Rev:– CONCORDIA FELIX, Plautilla and Caracalla clasping hands
References:– RIC 124a, RSC 272

SOLD2 commentsmaridvnvm

067 - Plautilla denarius - RIC 365Obv:- PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right
Rev:- CONCORDIA FELIX, Plautilla standing right, clasping right hands with Caracalla, standing, left
Minted in Rome. A.D. 211-217
Reference:- RIC 365. RSC 12maridvnvm

067 - Plautilla denarius - RIC 365Denarius
Obv:- PLAVTILLA AVGVSTAE, Draped bust right
Rev:- CONCORDIAE, Concordia seated left, holding patera and double conrnucopiae
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. 1st Issue. A.D. 202
Reference:- RIC 370. RSC 7.

3.47g. 19.70mm. 0 degrees1 commentsmaridvnvm

067 - Plautilla denarius - RIC 367 Obv:– PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right
Rev:– PIETAS AVGG Pietas standing right holding scepter & child
Minted in Rome
References:– BMCRE 422, RIC 367, RSC 16 maridvnvm

067 - Plautilla denarius - RIC 369 Obv:– PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Draped bust right
Rev:– VENUS VICTRIX, Venus left holding apple and palm, resting elbow on shield; Cupid at feet
Minted in Rome, A.D. 204
References:– RIC 369 (Scarce), RCV02 7074, RSC 25 maridvnvm

077. Plautilla (Wife of Caracalla)Av.: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA
Rv.: PIETAS AVGG

AR Denarius Ø19 / 2,7g
RIC 367 Rome, Cohen 16

089. Plautilla.Denarius, 202-205 AD, Rome mint.
Obverse: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA / Bust of Plautilla.
Reverse: VENVS VICTRIX / Venus standing, holding apple and palm branch, resting elbow on shield; Cupid at her feet.
3.25 gm., 19.5 mm.
RIC #369; Sear #7004.Callimachus

090 - PLAVTILLAPublia Fulvia Plautilla was the wife of the Roman emperor Caracalla.

for obverse, reverse and coin details click here
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198Caracalla 198-217 AD
AR denarius
Obv "ANTONINVS PIVS AVG"
Laureate, cuirassed bust right
Rev "CONCORDIA FELIX"
Caracalla and Plautilla stood facing each other clasping hands
Rome mint
RIC 124b mauseus

1bu Caracalla198-217

Denarius

Laureate head, right, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
Mars, MARTI PROPVGNATORI

RIC 223

The Historia Augusta, in the life of Severus, records: As he was advancing against Albinus, moreover, and had reached Viminacium 4 on his march, he gave his elder son Bassianus the name Aurelius Antoninus 5 and the title of Caesar, in order to destroy whatever hopes of succeeding to the throne his brother Geta had conceived. His reason for giving his son the name Antoninus was that he had dreamed that an Antoninus would succeed him. It was because of this dream, some believe, that Geta also was called Antoninus, in order that he too might succeed to the throne. . . . [After defeating Niger], he bestowed the. toga virilis on his younger son, Geta, and he united his elder son in marriage with Plautianus' daughter [Plautilla]. . . . Soon thereafter he appointed his sons to the consulship ; also he greatly honored his brother Geta. . . . Severus [in 198] invaded Parthia, defeated the king, and came to Ctesiphon; and about the beginning of the winter season he took the city. For this feat, likewise, the soldiers declared his son, Bassianus Antoninus, co-emperor; he had already been named Caesar and was now in his thirteenth year. And to Geta, his younger son, they gave the name Caesar. . . .

In the life of Caracalla, the history continues: He himself in his boyhood was winsome and clever, respectful to his parents and courteous to his parents' friends, beloved by the people, popular with the senate, and well able to further his own interests in winning affection. Never did he seem backward in letters or slow in deeds of kindness, never niggardly in largess or tardy in forgiving at least while under his parents. . . . All this, however, was in his boyhood. For when
he passed beyond the age of a boy, either by his father's advice or through a natural cunning, or because he thought that he must imitate Alexander of Macedonia,he became more reserved and stern and even somewhat savage in expression. . . .

After his father's death he went to the Praetorian Camp and complained there to the soldiers that his brother was forming a conspiracy against him. And so he had his brother slain in the Palace. . . . After this he committed many further murders in the city, causing many persons far and wide to be seized by soldier sand killed, as though he were punishing a rebellion. . . . After doing all this he set out for Gaul and immediately upon his arrival there killed the proconsul of Narbonensis. . . . Then he made ready for a journey to the Orient, but interrupted his march and stopped in Dacia. . . . Then he journeyed through Thrace accompanied by the prefect of the guard. . . . After this, turning to the war with the Armenians and Parthians, he appointed as military commander a man whose character resembled his own. . . . Then he betook himself to Alexandria. . . . [H]e issued an order to his soldiers to slay their hosts and thus caused great slaughter at Alexandria. . . . Next he advanced through the lands of the Cadusii and the Babylonians and waged a guerilla-warfare with the Parthian satraps, in which wild beasts were even let loose against the enemy. He then sent a letter to the senate as though he had won a real victory and thereupon was given the name Parthicus. . . .

After this he wintered at Edessa with the intention of renewing the war against the Parthians. During this time, on the eighth day before the Ides of April, the feast of the Megalensia and his own birthday, while on a journey to Carrhae to do honor to the god Lunus, he stepped aside to satisfy the needs of nature and was thereupon assassinated by the treachery of Macrinus the prefect of the guard, who after his death seized the imperial power.1 commentsBlindado

1bv PlautillaDraped bust, right, PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE
Plautilla & Caracalla, PROPAGO IMPERI

She married Caracalla in 202. The emperor banished her to an island, where she was murdered in 212.

RIC 362Blindado

201a. JULIA DOMNAJULIA DOMNA, mother of Caracalla.

When Septimius Severus claimed the empire after Didius Julianus had succeeded Pertinax in 193, two serious rivals challenged him, Pescennius Niger in the East and Clodius Albinus in the West. Julia accompanied her husband in the campaign against Pescennius, having been honored with the title mater castrorum. After this successful campaign, there was another campaign in the East, against the Parthians, in 197. Afterwards, she was with Severus on a journey to Egypt and other parts of the empire. She was widely honored with inscriptions throughout this period, and numerous coin issues emphasized her imperial position.

She opposed Plautianus, the praetorian prefect and father-in-law of Caracalla, and was partially responsible for his downfall and his daughter Plautilla's disgrace. She was often accused of adultery; nonetheless, the emperor chose to ignore these charges, if true, and the marriage continued. Among her passions were literature and philosophy; she gathered writers and philosophers in a kind of salon, and urged Philostratus to write the life of Apollonius of Tyana.

In 212, Caracalla murdered Geta while he sought succor in his mother's arms; covered with his blood, she was forbidden by Caracalla to grieve. Her relationship with Caracalla during the six years of his reign was mixed. She had some public duties but largely devoted herself to philosophy. She accompanied Caracalla to the east on campaign against the Parthians in 217; when she learned, in Antioch, that he had been assassinated, she resolved upon death, which followed her refusal to take food.

AR Denarius
(19mm, 2.86 gm). IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, draped
bust right / VESTA, Vesta, veiled, seated left,
holding simpulum and sceptre. RIC IV 391 (Caracalla); BMCRE 31 (same); RSC 226. EF. Ex-CNG
1 commentsecoli

202Plautilla
AR denarius
Obv "PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE"
Draped bust right
Rev "PROPAGO IMPERI"
Caracalla and Plautilla stood facing each other clasping hands
Rome mint
RIC 3621 commentsmauseus

202 AD - PLAUTILLA denariusobv: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE (draped bust right)
rev: PROPAGO IMPERI (Caracalla right, Plautilla on left, facing and clasping hands)
ref: RIC IVi 362D, Cohen 21 (4frcs)
mint: Rome
3.58gms, 19mm
Scarce

Struck during the life-time of Severus in honour of his eldest son's marriage (AD202).1 commentsberserker

202-205 AD - PLAUTILLA As (cast)obv: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA (draped bust right)
rev: PIETAS AVGG / S.C. (Pietas standing right holding scepter & child)
ref: RIC IVi 581(Caracalla) (R), C.19 (8frcs)
3.32gms, 23mm
Extremely rare
Fulvia Plautilla was the wife of Caracalla (AD202-205). In 205 she was banished to Sicily, later to the isle of Lipari, where was assassinated by Caracalla’s order in 212 AD.1 commentsberserker

202a. PlautillaVenus

The Roman goddess of love and beauty, but originally a vegetation goddess and patroness of gardens and vineyards. Later, under Greek influence, she was equated with Aphrodite and assumed many of her aspects. Her cult originated from Ardea and Lavinium in Latium. The oldest temple known of Venus dates back to 293 BCE, and was inaugurated on August 18. Later, on this date the Vinalia Rustica was observed. A second festival, that of the Veneralia, was celebrated on April 1 in honor of Venus Verticordia, who later became the protector against vice. Her temple was built in 114 BCE. After the Roman defeat near Lake Trasum in 215 BCE, a temple was built on the Capitol for Venus Erycina. This temple was officially opened on April 23, and a festival, the Vinalia Priora, was instituted to celebrate the occasion.

Venus is the daughter of Jupiter, and some of her lovers include Mars and Vulcan, modeled on the affairs of Aphrodite. Venus' importance rose, and that of her cult, through the influence of several Roman political leaders. The dictator Sulla made her his patroness, and both Julius Caesar and the emperor Augustus named her the ancestor of their (Julian) family: the 'gens Julia' was Aeneas, son of Venus and the mortal Anchises. Ceasar introduced the cult of Venus Genetrix, the goddess of motherhood and marriage, and built a temple for her in 46 BCE. She was also honored in the temple of Mars Ultor. The last great temple of Venus was built by the emperor Hadrianus near the Colusseum in 135 CE.

Roman statues and portraits of Venus are usually identical to the Greek representations of Aphrodite.

AR Denarius. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple & palm, leaning on shield, Cupid at her feet. RSC 25.
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202a. PlautillaPlautilla

From the time of his name change to Antoninus, Caracalla was the designated heir of Severus. Less than three years later he was proclaimed emperor, officially joining his father as co-rulers of the empire. At the age of 14 he was married to the daughter of the praetorian prefect Plautianus Publia Fulvia Plautilla, but the teenager despised his wife. The marriage ended less than three years later after the execution of Plautianus for treason, and there were no children.

Rome, AD 202. PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, Draped bust right, with hair not on the neck / CONCORDIAE, Concordia seated left, holding patera & cornucopiae.ecoli

49-02 - PLAUTILLA (202 - 205 D.C.)AR Denario 19 mm 3.1 gr.
Esposa de Caracalla.

Anv: "PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA" - Busto con rodete y vestido viendo a derecha.
Rev: "PIETAS AVGG" - Emperatriz/Pietas (La piedad) velada de pié a derecha, sosteniendo un niño en brazo izquierdo y portando un cetro en el derecho.

Acuñada 203 D.C.
Ceca: Roma

Referencias: RIC Vol.IV Parte I #367 Pag.270 - Sear RCTV Vol.II #7072 Pag.549 - BMCRE #422/6 Pag.237 - Cohen Vol.IV #16 Pag.248 - RSC Vol. III #16 Pag.90 - DVM #7 Pag.200 - Hill CSS#607/8mdelvalle

49-02 - PLAUTILLA (202 - 205 D.C.)AR Denario 19 mm 3.1 gr.
Esposa de Caracalla.

Anv: "PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA" - Busto con rodete y vestido viendo a derecha.
Rev: "PIETAS AVGG" - Emperatriz/Pietas (La piedad) velada de pié a derecha, sosteniendo un niño en brazo izquierdo y portando un cetro en el derecho.

Acuñada 203 D.C.
Ceca: Roma

Referencias: RIC IVa #367 P.270, Sear RCTV II #7072 P.549, BMCRE #422/6 P.237, Cohen IV #16 P.248, RSC III #16 P.90, DVM #7 P.200, Hill CSS#607/8, Salgado II/1 #4487.c P.150mdelvalle

8. Plautilla, Augusta, silver Dearius, marriage issueVF 3.21 g, 20.2mm, 180º, Rome Mint, 202 AD
O: PLAVTILLAE AVGUSTAE
R: PROPAGO IMPERI, Carcalla standing l, holding Plautilla's hand, facing r. seems to imply a hope for an imperial child, yet this would be quite difficult, becuase of their mutual hatred of each other. 2 commentsEcgþeow

aA. Plautilla AR Denarius brockagePlautilla, Denarius struck under Caracalla, Rome, AD 202-205; AR (g 3,49; mm 18,7); PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust right, Rv. incuse of obverse. 1 commentsLordBest

aA1. RSC 10. AR Denarius. Concordiae Aeternae.AR Denarius. Rome mint.

Obv. Draped bust right. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTAE

Rev. Plautilla and Caracalla standing clasping hands CONCORDIAE AETERNAE.

RIC361. RSC 10.
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aA2. RSC 21. Propago Imperi.AR Denarius. Rome mint.

Obv. Draped bust right PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA

Rev. Plautilla and Caracalla standing clasping hands PROPAGO IMPERI.

RIC362, RSC 21.
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aA3. RSC 1a. AR Denarius. CONCORDIA AVGGAR Denarius. Rome mint.

Obv. Draped bust right PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE

Rev. Concordia standing left holding patera and sceptre CONCORDIA AVGG.

RIC 269

An unusual variant of a common type featuring the common CONCORDIA AVGG reverse with the first obverse type of Plautilla featuring a youthful portrait (type A) and the PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE (a) legend. 7 commentsLordBest

Anchialus, Happy wedding & agonistic urnsCaracalla Æ27 of Anchialus, Thrace. 202 AD. AVT M AVRÊLI ANTÔNEINOS, laureate head right / OVLPIANÔN AGSIA-LEÔN, table with two prize urns, SEBERA NYMFIA below. SNGCop 439, Moushmov 2856. Varbanov II 404). Issued for the Wedding (Nympheum) games honoring the marriage of Caracalla and Plautilla in 202 AD. ex areich, photo credit areichPodiceps

bB3. RSC 1. AR Denarius. Concordia Avgg. FDCRome mint, Issue II, AD 202. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, Bust, draped, hair coiled in ridges, either vertical or horizontal and fastened in bun at back/CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia standing l., holding patera and scepter. RIC 363a, Sear 7065, BMC 236,411-414, RSC-1, Cohen-1, Hill 583. FDC, full proof like luster.
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bC3. RSC 1. AR Denarius. Concordia Avgg.AR Denarius. Rome mint.

Obv. Draped bust right PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA

Rev. Concordia standing left holding patera and sceptre CONCORDIA AVG.

RIC363a. RSC1
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bC4. RSC 12. AR Denarius. CONCORDIA FELIXAD 202-205. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.12 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 202-203. Draped bust right / CONCORDIA FELIX, Caracalla standing left, holding volumen and clasping right hands with Plautilla standing right. RIC IV 365a (Caracalla); RSC 121 commentsLordBest

bD5. RSC 16. AR Denarius. PIETAS AVGGAR Denarius. Rome mint.

Obv. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA draped bust right
Rev. PIETAS AVGG Pietas standing facing right, holding staff and baby

RSC 16, BMC 422, 5 commentsLordBest

bE6. RSC 25. Venus Victrix.AR Denarius. Rome mint.

Obv. Draped bust right PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA

Rev. Venus standing semi-clothed golding apple and leaning on shield, cupid at feet VENVS VICTRIX.

RIC369, RSC 25. Lustrous.
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bE7. RSC 13. DIANA LVCIFERAPlautilla. Augusta, AD 202-205. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.61 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 202-203.
PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA Draped bust right
DIANA LVCIFERA Diana Lucifera standing left, holding torch in both hands. RIC IV 366 (Caracalla); RSC 13. 7 commentsLordBest

Bithynia, Nikomedeia, Plautilla, Rec.Gen. 253 var.Plautilla, AD 202-211, wife of Caracalla
AE 20, 3.17g, 19.94mm, 225°
obv. FOV PLAV - TILLA CEBA / CTH.
Bust, draped, r.
rev. NEIKOMHDEW - N / DIC NEWKO / RWN
Female ichthyokentaur, diademed, nude, with forefeet of horse and fishtail, ring l. on waves, holding auloi in l. arm and dolphin (?)
in extended r. hand
Rec.Gen. 253 var. (has only CEBA)
extremely rare, good F, nearly black patina (not green!)

For more information please look at the thread 'Coins of mythological interest'
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Bust of Plautilla - Citta del Vaticano / Musei Vaticani Bust of Plautilla
Marble
ca. 202 A.D.
Citta del Vaticano
Musei Vaticani, Museo Pio Clementino, Sala dei Busti
Inv.-No. 687

With special thanks to Prof. A. Nesselrath from the Musei Vaticani who allowed me to visit this amazing girl. nummis durensis

Bust of Plautilla - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli1 commentsnummis durensis

CAG and COLCaracalla and Plautilla, 202 - 22 January 205 A.D., Laodicea ad Mare, Syria
9074. Bronze AE 32, SNG Cop 367, S -, Lindgren -; c/m Howgego 581 (116 pcs) & 586 (88 pcs), F, Laodicea ad Mare mint, 25.64g, 32.3mm, 0o, obverse legend illegible and unknown from references, ]PET[, jugate heads right of Caracalla, radiate, draped, and cuirassed, and Plautilla, draped, countermarks; reverse [SEPT LLVDIC COLONE METROPLI] (illegible), statue of Artemis Brauronia right, stag behind; all inscriptions are illegible on the SNG Copenhagen coin as well; scarce; $180.00
The countermarks, CAG in rectangular 5 x 3 mm punch (Howgego 581, 116 pcs) and COL in rectangular 6.5 x 3 mm punch (Howgego 586, 88 pcs), were applied after the city became a colony in 197/198, allowing older coins to circulate alongside newer coins with Latin legends. (Although the countermark was also applied to coins Such as this one with Latin inscriptions). All coins countermarked COL also bear CAG. Forum catalog.whitetd49

Caracalla (wedding)Caracalla Denarius. 211-217 AD. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate draped bust right / CONCORDIA FELIX, Plautilla standing right clasping hands with Caracalla standing standing left, holding scroll. RSC 23. 1 commentsowellber

Caracalla as co-emperor (r. 198-217; elevated Caesar in 196; joint emperor with his father Septimius Severus from 198; with his brother Geta from 209) - AE 28 - Augusta Traiana (Thrace)Obv: [AVT K M AVPHÎ›IOC ANTÎ©NINOC] - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: HÎ“ CIKINN[IOV KÎ›APOV AVÎ“OVCT] - Plautilla and Caracalla togate standing facing each other, clasping hands
TPAIANHC in exergue

Issued by governor of Thrace Q. Sicinnius Clarus in Augusta Traiana (202 AD ?)
References: Schönert-Geiss Die Münzenprägung von Augusta Traiana und Traianopolis p. 88 #227 (illustrated obverse: Tafel 15, Reverse: Tafel 17); Moushmov 'Augusta Traiana' 3064 (Plate IX, no. 1)
Weight: 13.89 g
(Seller's picture)

(I would like to thank slokind, archivum and Petrus Elmsley for helping me with identification and references)1 commentskrazy

Caracalla, 198 - 217 ADObv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla facing right.

Rev: CONCORDIA FELIX, Caracalla standing on the right, holding a scroll and clasping the hand of Plautilla, standing on the left.

Note: Commemorates Caracalla's marriage to Plautilla.

Silver Denarius, Rome mint, 202 AD

3.3 grams, 18 mm, 180°

RIC IVi 124a, RSC 23, S6794, VM 17Matt Inglima

Caracalla, AE 27AV . K . M . AVR . ANTONIN
Bust laureate, right, drapery over left shoulder
VPA AVR GALLOV NIKOPOLITWN / PROC ICTRON
Caracalla, right, clasping hands with Plautilla, left.
Obverse die same as AMNG 1329
Reverse die, AMNG -, Varbanov (Eng) I, -.whitetd49

Caracalla, DenariusRome mint, AD 202
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust of Caracalla right
CONCORDIA FELIX, Caracalla and Plautilla face to face, shaking hands
3.34 gr
Ref : RCV # 6794 (160), RSC # 23, RIC # 124a
This denarius is "twined" with it's equivalent for Plautilla, showing the same reverse. They both have been minted AD 202 on the occasion of their marriage.2 commentsPotator II

caracallaciliciamopsus001Caracalla
Mopsus, Cilicia

Obv: [AVΓ] KAI M AVP ANTⲰNƐINOC CƐB, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: [ΠΛAVTIΛΛA CƐACTHA ΔPI] ANⲰNMOΨƐAT[ⲰN], across fields, ƐT-ΘΞC. Draped bust of Plautilla right.
36 mm, 24.15 grams

Mionnet III, 263 variant (different date); von Aulock, Mopsos, 263.Charles M

CONCORDIA AVGGDenarius 18 mm Rome AD 204
obv: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, hair in nearly vertical waves & drawn into bun at back; rev: CONCORDIA AVGG Concordia, diademed, stg. half-left with patera & scepter.
Sear II: 7065

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Denarius, PIETAS AVGG, RIC 367Plautilla AR Denarius. Rev. PIETAS AVGG, Pietas standing right holding sceptre and child. RIC 367, Sear RCV II: 7072.Podiceps

Italy, Sicily, View of Solanto from the ruins of Soluntum (aka Solus, Solous, and Kefra)View of Solanto from the ruins of Soluntum (aka Solus, Solous, and Kefra), Sicily

Solus (or Soluntum, near modern Solanto) was an ancient city on the north coast of Sicily, one of the three chief Phoenician settlements on the island, about 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Panormus (modern Palermo). It lay 183 meters (600 ft) above sea level, on the southeast side of Monte Catalfano 373 meters (1,225 ft), in a naturally strong situation, and commanding a fine view. The date of its founding is unknown. Solus was one of the few colonies that the Phoenicians retained when they withdrew to the northwest corner of the island before the advance of the Greek colonies in Sicily. Together with Panormus and Motya, it allied with the Carthaginians. In 396 B.C. Dionysius took the city but it probably soon broke away again to Carthage and was usually part of their dominions on the island. In 307 B.C. it was given to the soldiers and mercenaries of Agathocles, who had made peace with the Carthage when abandoned by their leader in Africa. During the First Punic War it was still subject to Carthage, and it was not until after the fall of Panormus that Soluntum also opened its gates to the Romans. It continued to under Roman dominion as a municipal town, but apparently one of no great importance, as its name is only slightly and occasionally mentioned by Cicero. But it is still noticed both by Pliny and Ptolemy, as well as at a later period by the Itineraries. Its destruction probably dates from the time of the Saracens.

Excavations have brought to light considerable remains of the ancient town, belonging entirely to the Roman period, and a good deal still remains unexplored. The traces of two ancient roads, paved with large blocks of stone, which led up to the city, may still be followed, and the whole summit of Monte Catalfano is covered with fragments of ancient walls and foundations of buildings. Among these may be traced the remains of two temples, of which some capitals and portions of friezes, have been discovered. An archaic oriental Artemis sitting between a lion and a panther, found here, is in the museum at Palermo, with other antiquities from this site. An inscription, erected by the citizens in honor of Fulvia Plautilla, the wife of Caracalla, was found there in 1857. With the exception of the winding road by which the town was approached on the south, the streets, despite the unevenness of the ground, which in places is so steep that steps have to be introduced, are laid out regularly, running from east to west and from north to south, and intersecting at right angles. They are as a rule paved with slabs of stone. The houses were constructed of rough walling, which was afterwards plastered over; the natural rock is often used for the lower part of the walls. One of the largest of them, with a peristyle, was in 1911, though wrongly, called the gymnasium. Near the top of the town are some cisterns cut in the rock, and at the summit is a larger house than usual, with mosaic pavements and paintings on its walls. Several sepulchres also have been found.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soluntum

Photo by Allie Caulfield from Germany.Joe Sermarini

LACONIA, Asopus. Plautilla. LACONIA, Asopus. Plautilla. Augusta, AD 202-205. Æ Assarion. Struck AD 202-205. Draped bust right / Tyche standing left, holding phiale and cornucopia. BCD Peloponnesos 950 (same obv. die).ecoli

Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 21. Plautilla, HrHJ (2018) 8.21.04.04. (plate coin)Plautilla, AD 202-205, wife of Caracalla and killed by him
AE 27, 12.50g, 26.90mm, 45°
struck under governor Aurelius Gallus
obv. FOV PLAV - TILLA CEB
bust, draped, r., hair in her usual 'melon hair-do'
rev. VP A GALL[O - V] NIKOPOLITW / PROC I
Athena, in long garment, wearing Corinthian helmet, stg. facing, head r,
holding reversed spear in raised r. hand and resting with lowered l. hand on
great round shield set on ground.
ref. a) not in AMNG
b) cf. Varbanov (engl.) 3189 (shield on small base, different legend)
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.21.4.4. (plate coin)
rare (R5), VF, nice deep-green glossy patina

Varbanov 3189 has a different legend: FOVL PLAV...(in error listed with FOVLVIA!) and on rev. VP AVR...LITWN) and a different depiction: Shield standing on small base.
2 commentsJochen

Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 21. Plautilla, HrHJ (2018) 8.21.14.02 (plate coin)Plautilla, AD 202-205
AE 25, 8.73g, 25.12mm, 225°
struck under governor Aurelius Gallus
obv. FOVL.PLAV - TILLA.CEBAC
Bust, draped, seen from front, wearing stephane, r.
rev. VPA AVR GALLOV NEIKOPOLITWN / PROC I
Herakles, nude, except chlamys over l. shoulder, lion's skin over l. arm, standing r., resting with r. hand on his club set on ground and holding in extended r. hand bow
ref. a) AMNG I/1, 1631 var.:
rev. depiction AMNG I/1, 1631
legend AMNG I/1, 1632 (Tyche, writes VP.L, but here VPA with typical A with its small
transverse line)
obv. AMNG I/1, 1632
b) Varbanov (engl.) 3192 var. (= AMNG 1631)
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.21.14.1 (this coin)
scarce, VF, black green patina
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, 21. Plautilla, HrHJ (2018) 8.21.15.01Plautilla, AD 202-205
AE 26, 13.34g, 26.16mm, 210°
struck under governor Aurelius Gallus
obv. FOVL.PLAV - TILLA CEBAC
Bust, draped, wearing stephane, r.
rev. VPA AVR GALLOV - NEIKOPOLIT PR. / OC IC
Aphrodite Pudica, nude, stg. frontal, covering her private parts with her hands
ref. a) not in AMNG
b) Varbanov (engl.) 3202
c) Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8.21.15.1 (same dies)
rare (R6), S+

The statue of Aphrodite Pudica goes back to the statue of Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles, created 350-340 BC. This motive was then taken up by the Capitoline Venus.Jochen

Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Plautilla (countermark)Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Plautilla, AD 202-205
AE 26, 7.20g, 26.16mm, 0°
obv. [...] PLA[...] - [...]
Bust, draped, r.; hair bound in bun
rev. [.....]
Nike advancing l. with palmbranch and wreath
2 countermarks: NIKO (Howgego 553) and Delta (Howgego 782)
ref. Hristova/Jekov (2011) No. 8...2
rare, VF (for countermark)

Delta and NIKO as usual. But a new host coin: Because of the hairdo the bust looks like Plautilla.
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Moesia inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, X countermark, 21. Plautilla, HrHJ (2018) 8(?)...5 (plate coin)AE 26, 7.20g, 26.16mm, 0°
obv. [...] PLA[...] - [...]
Bust, draped, r.; hair bound in bun
rev. [.....]
Nike advancing l. with palmbranch and wreath (Thanks to Pekka)
2 countermarks: NIKO (Howgego 553) and Delta (Howgego 782)
ref. Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov (2018) No. 8(?)...5 (plate coin)
Rare (R5)

Delta and NIKO as usual. But a new host coin: Because of the hairdo the bust looks like Plautilla.
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Moesia Inferior, Tomis. Plautilla AE25 DionysosAE25. Obv. ΦOYΛ ΠΛAYTIΛΛA ΣЄB. Plautilla bust right. Rev. MHTPO ΠONT TOMЄΩC. Tetrastyle temple with statue of Dionysos with cup and thyrsos. Moushmov 1995.ancientone

Overview of Plautilla's Coinage by Potator IIThere are five main types of portrait for Plautilla’s denarii at the Rome mint :

A - With a draped bust right, hair coiled in horizontal ridges and fastened in bun in high position. Her facial expression is juvenile
B - Hair being coiled in vertical ridges, with bun in low position. Plautilla looks here more like a young beautiful woman
C - The third bust shows a thinner face of Plautilla with hair in vertical ridges and no bun but braids covering her neck
D - The fourth type has a similar appearance with the former, but the vertical ridges disappear, hair being plastered down, still showing the right ear
E - Plautilla appears with mid long hair plastered down and covering her ears

In the mean time there are seven different reverses :

1 - CONCORDIAE AETERNAE
2 - PROPAGO IMPERI
3 - CONCORDIA AVGG
4 - CONCORDIA FELIX
5 - PIETAS AVGG
6 - VENVS VICTRIX
7 – DIANA LVCIFERA

Not every combination exists, but some of the above reverses can be shared by several obverse portraits. Noticeable also is an evolution of the obverse legend, being PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE (a) in 202, and becoming PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA (b) soon after.

Taken with permission from the gallery of Potator II:
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/index.php?cat=11724LordBest

Pautalia PlautillaPautalia Plautilla Sicinnius Clarus

AE 28 vierer 13.92g

Pautalia

Sicinnius Clarus (202 AD)

ob: ΦOVΛ ΠΛAVTIΛ | ΛA CEBACTH
draped and bust right with stephane

rx: HΓE CIKIN KΛAPOY OVΛ ΠAYTAΛIAC
Nike standing on globe left, holding wreath and palm

smooth green patina with some roughness

Ruzicka 771; Varbanov (E) II 5300=5295 (depicted); Mionnet Sup II p. 391 1125; BMC -rennrad12020

Pautalia Plautilla Sicinnius ClarusPlautilla

AE 28 vierer

Pautalia

Sicinnius Clarus (202 AD)

ob: Î¦OVÎ› Î Î›AV | TIÎ›Î›A CEBA
draped and bust right with stephane

rx: HÎ“ âˆ™ CIKI âˆ™ KÎ›APOY | O | VÎ›[Î Î AYTA
Ex: Î›IAC
Emperor in military attire standing left holding patera in outstretched right hand, spear in left

Varbanov (E) II -; Mionnet -; BMC-; cf. Ruzicka p. 124 #450 (J Domna) rx; a probable match. I am following Ruzicka’s recording of the right side of legend; although it appears more of the legend is extant on this coin. N.B. break in O | VÎ›Î . Ruzicka’s coin from his own collection.
Unpublished reverse obverse die pairing
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Pautalia Septimius Severus Sicinius Clarus (202 AD)AE 28 14.62

Septimius Severus

Pautalia

Sicinnius Clarus (202 AD)

AV K Î› CEÎ TI âˆ™ | CEVHPOC Î
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right

HÎ“ CIK[INIOV] KÎ›APOY OYÎ›Î IAC Î AVTA
Ex: Î›IAC
Asklepios standing facing, head left holding serpent entwined staff in right

Ruzicka -; Varbanov(E) II –; Mionnet Supp. II -; BMC -

This is a reverse die match with the Plautilla in Curtis Clay’s post in Classical numismatics.
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Pisidia, Antioch. Septimius Severus. 198-217 AD. Pisidia, Antioch. Septimius Severus. 198-217 AD. AE 22mm (5.21 gm). Obverse: Laureate, head left. Reverse: Mên standing facing, head right, foot on bucranium, holding sceptre and Nike on globe; cock at feet left. SNG France 3, 1118. Cleaning scratches, very fine. Ex Tom Vossen.

De Imperatoribus Romanis
An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors

Septimius Severus (193-211 A.D.)

Michael L. Meckler
Ohio State University

Introduction
Lucius Septimius Severus restored stability to the Roman empire after the tumultuous reign of the emperor Commodus and the civil wars that erupted in the wake of Commodus' murder. However, by giving greater pay and benefits to soldiers and annexing the troublesome lands of northern Mesopotamia into the Roman empire, Septimius Severus brought increasing financial and military burdens to Rome's government. His prudent administration allowed these burdens to be met during his eighteen years on the throne, but his reign was not entirely sunny. The bloodiness with which Severus gained and maintained control of the empire tarnished his generally positive reputation.

Severus' Early Life and Acclamation
Severus was born 11 April 145 in the African city of Lepcis Magna, whose magnificent ruins are located in modern Libya, 130 miles east of Tripoli. Septimius Severus came from a distinguished local family with cousins who received suffect consulships in Rome under Antoninus Pius. The future emperor's father seems not to have held any major offices, but the grandfather may have been the wealthy equestrian Septimius Severus commemorated by the Flavian-era poet Statius.

The future emperor was helped in his early career by one of his consular cousins, who arranged entry into the senate and the favor of the emperor Marcus Aurelius. Life as a senator meant a life of travel from one government posting to another. Moorish attacks on his intended post of Baetica (southern Spain) forced Severus to serve his quaestorship in Sardinia. He then traveled to Africa as a legate and returned to Rome to be a tribune of the plebs. Around the year 175 he married Paccia Marciana, who seems also to have been of African origin. The childless marriage lasted a decade or so until her death.

Severus' career continued to flourish as the empire passed from Marcus to Commodus. The young senator held a praetorship, then served in Spain, commanded a legion in Syria and held the governorships of Gallia Lugdunensis (central France), Sicily and Upper Pannonia (easternmost Austria and western Hungary). While in Gallia Lugdunensis in 187, the now-widowed future emperor married Julia Domna, a woman from a prominent family of the Syrian city of Emesa. Two sons quickly arrived, eleven months apart: Bassianus (known to history as Caracalla) in April of the year 188, and Geta in March 189.

News of Pertinax's assassination 28 March 193 in an uprising by the praetorian guard quickly reached Pannonia, and only twelve days later on 9 April 193, Severus was proclaimed emperor. Septimius Severus had the strong support of the armies along the Rhine and Danube, but the loyalty of the governor of Britain, Clodius Albinus, was in doubt. Severus' envoys from Pannonia offered Albinus the title of Caesar, which he accepted.

The Civil Wars with Albinus, Niger, and Didius Julianus
In the city of Rome, Didius Julianus gained the support of the praetorian troops and was promoted as the successor to Pertinax. Although Julianus' authority did not extend much beyond Italy, Severus understood that legitimacy for a Roman emperor meant having one's authority accepted in Rome. He and his army began a swift march to the city. They met practically no resistance on their advance from Pannonia into northern Italy, as Julianus' supporters defected. By the beginning of June when Severus reached Interamna, 50 miles north of Rome, even the praetorian guard stationed in the capital switched sides. Didius Julianus was declared a public enemy and killed. Septimius Severus entered Rome without a fight.

Civil war was not yet over. Another provincial governor also had his eyes on the throne. In Syria, Pescennius Niger had been proclaimed emperor on news of Pertinax's death, and the eastern provinces quickly went under his authority. Byzantium became Niger's base of operations as he prepared to fight the armies of the west loyal to Severus.

Niger was unable to maintain further advances into Europe. The fighting moved to the Asian shore of the Propontis, and in late December 193 or early January 194, Niger was defeated in a battle near Nicaea and fled south. Asia and Bithynia fell under Severus' control, and Egypt soon recognized Severus' authority. By late spring, Niger was defeated near Issus and the remainder of his support collapsed. Syria was pacified. Niger was killed fleeing Antioch. Byzantium, however, refused to surrender to Severan forces. Niger's head was sent to the city to persuade the besieged citizens to give up, but to no avail. The Byzantines held out for another year before surrender. As punishment for their stubbornness, the walls of their city were destroyed.

Severus' Eastern Campaigns
During the fighting, two of the peoples of upper Mesopotamia -- the Osrhoeni and the Adiabeni -- captured some Roman garrisons and made an unsuccessful attack on the Roman-allied city of Nisibis. After the defeat of Niger, these peoples offered to return Roman captives and what remained of the seized treasures if the remaining Roman garrisons were removed from the region. Severus refused the offer and prepared for war against the two peoples, as well as against an Arabian tribe that had aided Niger. In the spring of 195, Severus marched an army through the desert into upper Mesopotamia. The native peoples quickly surrendered, and Severus added to his name the victorious titles Arabicus and Adiabenicus. Much of the upper third of Mesopotamia was organized as a Roman province, though the king of Osrhoene was allowed to retain control of a diminished realm.

The tottering Parthian empire was less and less able to control those peoples living in the border regions with Rome. Rome's eastern frontier was entering a period of instability, and Severus responded with an interventionist policy of attack and annexation. Some senators feared that increased involvement in Mesopotamia would only embroil Rome in local squabbles at great expense. The emperor, however, would remain consistent in his active eastern policy.

Legitimization of the Severan Dynasty
Severus also took steps to cement his legitimacy as emperor by connecting himself to the Antonine dynasty. Severus now proclaimed himself the son of Marcus Aurelius, which allowed him to trace his authority, through adoption, back to the emperor Nerva. Julia Domna was awarded the title "Mother of the Camp" (mater castrorum), a title only previously given to the empress Faustina the Younger, Marcus' wife. Bassianus, the emperor's elder son, was renamed Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and given the title Caesar. It was this last step that marked a decisive break with Albinus.

Albinus had remained in Britain as governor during the struggles between Severus and Niger. Although Albinus had not attempted open revolt against the emperor, he seems to have been in communication with senators about future moves. By the end of 195, Albinus was declared a public enemy by Severus. The governor of Britain responded by proclaiming himself emperor and invading Gaul.

A weary Roman populace used the anonymity of the crowd at the chariot races to complain about renewed civil war, but it was Gaul that bore the brunt of the fighting. Albinus and his supporters were able to inflict losses on the occasion of the initial attacks, but disorder was so great that opportunistic soldiers could easily operate on their own within the lands under Albinus' nominal control.

The tide began to turn early in 197, and after a Severan victory at Tournus, Albinus found himself and his army trapped near Lyon. A battle broke out 19 February 197. In the initial fighting, Albinus' troops forced the Severans into retreat, during which Severus fell off his horse. When the Severan cavalry appeared, however, Albinus' army was routed. Lyon was sacked and Albinus, who was trapped in a house along the river Rhône, committed suicide. Severus ordered Albinus' head to be cut off and sent to Rome for display. Many of Albinus' supporters were killed, including a large number of Spanish and Gallic aristocrats. Albinus' wife and children were killed, as were many of the wives of his supporters. Tradition also told of the mutilation of bodies and denial of proper burial. The emperor revealed a penchant for cruelty that troubled even his fervent supporters. A purge of the senate soon followed. Included among the victims was Pertinax's father-in-law, Sulpicianus.

Severus and the Roman Military
Severus brought many changes to the Roman military. Soldiers' pay was increased by half, they were allowed to be married while in service, and greater opportunities were provided for promotion into officer ranks and the civil service. The entire praetorian guard, discredited by the murder of Pertinax and the auctioning of their support to Julianus, was dismissed. The emperor created a new, larger praetorian guard out of provincial soldiers from the legions. Increases were also made to the two other security forces based in Rome: the urban cohorts, who maintained order; and the night watch, who fought fires and dealt with overnight disturbances, break-ins and other petty crime. These military reforms proved expensive, but the measures may well have increased soldiers' performance and morale in an increasingly unsettled age.

One location that remained unsettled was the eastern frontier. In 197 Nisibis had again been under siege, and the emperor prepared for another eastern campaign. Three new legions were raised, though one was left behind in central Italy to maintain order. The Roman armies easily swept through upper Mesopotamia, traveling down the Euphrates to sack Seleucia, Babylon and Ctesiphon, which had been abandoned by the Parthian king Vologaeses V. On 28 January 198 -- the centenary of Trajan's accession -- Severus took the victorious title Parthicus Maximus and promoted both of his sons: Caracalla to the rank of Augustus and Geta to the rank of Caesar.

Before embarking on the eastern campaign, the emperor had named Gaius Fulvius Plautianus as a praetorian prefect. Plautianus came from the emperor's home town of Lepcis, and the prefect may even have been a relative of the emperor. The victories in Mesopotamia were followed by tours of eastern provinces, including Egypt. Plautianus accompanied Severus throughout the travels, and by the year 201 Plautianus was the emperor's closest confidant and advisor. Plautianus was also praetorian prefect without peer after having arranged the murder of his last colleague in the post.

Upon the return to Rome in 202, the influence of Plautianus was at its height. Comparisons were made with Sejanus, the powerful praetorian prefect under the emperor Tiberius. Plautianus, who earlier had been adlected into the senate, was now awarded consular rank, and his daughter Plautilla was married to Caracalla. The wealth Plautianus had acquired from his close connection with the emperor enabled him to provide a dowry said to have been worthy of fifty princesses. Celebrations and games also marked the decennalia, the beginning of the tenth year of Severus' reign. Later in the year the enlarged imperial family traveled to Lepcis, where native sons Severus and Plautianus could display their prestige and power.

The following year the imperial family returned to Rome, where an arch, still standing today, was dedicated to the emperor at the western end of the Forum. Preparations were also being made for the Secular Games, which were thought to have originated in earliest Rome and were to be held every 110 years. Augustus celebrated the Secular Games in 17 B.C., and Domitian in A.D. 88, six years too early. (Claudius used the excuse of Rome's 800th year to hold the games in A.D. 47.) In 204 Severus would preside over ten days of ceremonies and spectacles.

By the end of 204, Plautianus was finding his influence with the emperor on the wane. Caracalla was not happy to be the husband of Plautilla. Julia Domna resented Plautianus' criticisms and investigations against her. Severus was tiring of his praetorian prefect's ostentation, which at times seemed to surpass that of the emperor himself. The emperor's ailing brother, Geta, also denounced Plautianus, and after Geta's death the praetorian prefect found himself being bypassed by the emperor. In January 205 a soldier named Saturninus revealed to the emperor a plot by Plautianus to have Severus and Caracalla killed. Plautianus was summoned to the imperial palace and executed. His children were exiled, and Caracalla divorced Plautilla. Some observers suspected the story of a plot was merely a ruse to cover up long-term plans for Plautianus' removal.

Severus and Roman Law
Two new praetorian prefects were named to replace Plautianus, one of whom was the eminent jurist Papinian. The emperor's position as ultimate appeals judge had brought an ever-increasing legal workload to his office. During the second century, a career path for legal experts was established, and an emperor came to rely heavily upon his consilium, an advisory panel of experienced jurists, in rendering decisions. Severus brought these jurists to even greater prominence. A diligent administrator and conscientious judge, the emperor appreciated legal reasoning and nurtured its development. His reign ushered in the golden age of Roman jurisprudence, and his court employed the talents of the three greatest Roman lawyers: Papinian, Paul and Ulpian.

The order Severus was able to impose on the empire through both the force of arms and the force of law failed to extend to his own family. His now teenaged sons, Caracalla and Geta, displayed a reckless sibling rivalry that sometimes resulted in physical injury. The emperor believed the lack of responsibilities in Rome contributed to the ill-will between his sons and decided that the family would travel to Britain to oversee military operations there. Caracalla was involved in directing the army's campaigns, while Geta was given civilian authority and a promotion to joint emperor with his father and brother.

Severus was now into his 60s. Chronic gout limited his activities and sapped his strength. The emperor's health continued to deteriorate in Britain, and he became ever more intent on trying to improve the bitter relationship between his two sons. He is reported to have given his sons three pieces of advice: "Get along; pay off the soldiers; and disregard everyone else." The first piece of advice would not be heeded.

Severus died in York on 4 February 211 at the age of 65. His reign lasted nearly 18 years, a duration that would not be matched until Diocletian. Culturally and ideologically Septimius Severus connected his reign to the earlier Antonine era, but the reforms he enacted would eventually alter the very character of Roman government. By creating a larger and more expensive army and increasing the influence of lawyers in administration, Severus planted the seeds that would develop into the highly militaristic and bureaucratic government of the later empire.

Copyright (C) 1998, Michael L. Meckler. Published on De Imperatoribus Romanis, An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors; http://www.roman-emperors.org/sepsev.htm. Used by permission.

Edited by J. P. Fitzgerald, Jr.Cleisthenes

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