Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 98 12 December 2016
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The Roman Empire
Plautilla, wife of Caracalla
Plautilla, wife of Caracalla, has three different types of hairstyle on her coinage as shown below. AMP.
Denarius 202, AR 3.34 g. PLAVTILLA – AVGVSTA Draped bust r. Rev. PROPAGO IMPERI Caracalla and Plautilla standing hand in hand. C 21. BMC Severus and Caracalla 406. RIC Caracalla 362.
Wonderful old cabinet tone, hairline flan crack, otherwise good extremely fine
Ex Helios sale 4, 2009, 582. Frome the Lynn collection.
Illustrated on www.romancoins.info, section imagines imperatorum. This coin will be included in the upcoming book on portraits on Roman coins (see introduction to this auction catalogue).
The first hairstyle of Plautilla. AMP.