Artemide Aste s.r.l.
Auction XLVIII 2 Dec 2017
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Plautilla, wife of Caracalla (died 212 AD). AR Denarius. Obv. PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE. Draped bust right. Rev. PROPAGO IMPERI. Caracalla standing left, clasping right hands with Plautilla standing right. RIC 362. C. 21. AR. g. 2.69 mm. 19.50 Scarce. Superb black patina. About EF.
Fulvia Plautilla was the daughter of the powerful praetorian prefect Plautianus, a fellow towns-man of Septimius Severus. She was married to Caracalla in 202 ad, but three yeats later was banished following the downfall of her father. Her captivity ended in 212 when she was put to death soon after the assassination of Geta.
(D.R.Sear, Greek Imperial Coins, p.259).
Fulvia Plautilla was the daughter of the powerful praetorian prefect Plautianus, a fellow towns-man of Septimius Severus. She was married to Caracalla in 202 ad, but three yeats later was banished following the downfall of her father. Her captivity ended in 212 when she was put to death soon after the assassination of Geta.
(D.R.Sear, Greek Imperial Coins, p.259).