Plautilla. Augusta, AD 202-205. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.34 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Caracalla, AD 202-205. PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust right, wearing her hair in waves and bound in bun on back of head / CONCORDIAE AETERNAE, Plautilla, draped, gathering up drapery with left hand, standing right, vis-à-vis Caracalla, togate, standing left, holding roll in left hand and clasping right hands with Plautilla. RIC IV 361 (Caracalla); Calicó 2869 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 400 (Septimius and Caracalla); Biaggi 1237 (same dies). Lustrous. Choice EF. Superb example and one of the finest known.

From the Provence Collection. Ex Munzen und Medaillen AG XII (11 June 1953), lot 839; V. J. E. Ryan Collection (Glendining, 20 February 1951), lot 1838.


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