Denarius of Plautilla, reign of Septimius Severus - 1967.12

Acquisition number: 1967.12

Other images

Rev.: Caracalla clasping right hands with Plautilla

Obv.: Bust of Plautilla r., draped, hair in horizontal ridges with chignon high on back of head. PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE.

Rev.: Caracalla standing l., togate (wearing a toga), holding roll in left hand, clasping right hands with Plautilla, standing r., draped, a fold of drapery over her left arm. CONCORDIAE AETERNAE.

Title: Denarius of Plautilla, reign of Septimius Severus - 1967.12

Acquisition number: 1967.12

Author or editor: Beryl Rawson

Culture or period: Roman Imperial

Date: AD 202

Material: Metal - Silver

Object type: Coins - Roman

Dimensions: 18mm (w)

Origin region or location: Italy

Origin city: Rome

Display case or on loan: 7

Keywords: Coin, denarius, Roman, Imperial, Plautilla, Septimius Severus, Caracalla

Sear, D.R., Roman Coins and their Values 5 vols (London, Spink, 2000-2014) 7059; Mattingly, H., E.A. Sydenham, C.H. Sutherland, R.A. Carson, The Roman Imperial Coinage 13 vols (London,  Spink, 1923-1994) IV 269 no. 361; Robertson, A. Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet, University of Glasgow 5 vols (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1962-1982) III 67 no. 1 and pl. 21; Seaby, H.A., Roman Silver Coins (London, B.A. Seaby, 1967) III 10; Mattingly, H.,Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, 6 vols (London, 1965) 401-4.

1967.12

Denarius of Plautilla, reign of Septimius Severus

3.229 g. AD 202

Obv.: Bust of Plautilla r., draped, hair in horizontal ridges with chignon high on back of head. PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE.

Rev.: Caracalla standing l., togate (wearing a toga), holding roll in left hand, clasping right hands with Plautilla, standing r., draped, a fold of drapery over her left arm. CONCORDIAE AETERNAE.

Septimius Severus married his elder son Caracalla to Plautilla in AD 202. Although the reverse celebrates the ‘everlasting harmony’ of this marriage, relations between the two were strained. Plautilla was exiled in AD 205 after the discovery of her father’s plot against the emperor. She was put to death in AD 211 when Caracalla became emperor.

Sear, D.R., Roman Coins and their Values 5 vols (London, Spink, 2000-2014) 7059; Mattingly, H., E.A. Sydenham, C.H. Sutherland, R.A. Carson, The Roman Imperial Coinage 13 vols (London,  Spink, 1923-1994) IV 269 no. 361; Robertson, A. Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet, University of Glasgow 5 vols (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1962-1982) III 67 no. 1 and pl. 21; Seaby, H.A., Roman Silver Coins (London, B.A. Seaby, 1967) III 10; Mattingly, H.,Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, 6 vols (London, 1965) 401-4.