The saddest couple in ancient Roman history: Plautilla wedding denarius

Yes it is. He was a happy, go lucky kinda guy.

 

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I do not have a single empress. Like Sallent I'm a fan of Caracalla's coinage. Here's a pair of coins some may have seen before:


Septimius Severus, AD 193-211
AE28, 13.4g, 6h; Rabbath-Moba mint, CY 105 = AD 210/11.
Obv.: AVT K L CEOVHΡOC; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right, seen from behind.
Rev.: ΡABBAΘMΩBΩN ΘEOC AΡHC; Ares standing facing on high base with pilasters, between two flaming altars, holding dagger and shield with spear.Date P-E across fields.


Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE30, 15.2g, 6h; Rabbathmoba, Palestine, dated CY 105 = AD 210-211.
Obv.: AVT K M AV ANTUNINOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: PABBAΘ-MUBUN, Ares standing facing on square base decorated with pilasters, and holding sword, spear and round shield. Lighted torch to left and right. Date P-E across fields.

 

Apart from the two you mention, there's a third, CONCORDIA FELIX. I'd really like one of those to pair with my Caracalla.

 

Yeah, I need one of those to pair with my new Plautilla denarius. So nice!

 

Well, if we're having a family reunion, how can we leave out that outrageous pervert Elagabalus???



Hmm, looks like the kid next door

 

......and might as well add these of Severus Alexander:

 

Since Mikey opened up the Freak Show, I have that creep Elagabalus too...


RI Elagabalus 218-222 CE AR Antoninianus Radiate Roma seated Obv-Rev.jpg

 

The happy couple as seen on a Stratoniceia AE38. The countermark flattened the head of Zeus on the reverse.

 

Wow lawyer, congrats on scoring that awesome Plautilla OP-winner

=> she's a real beauty!!

Ummm, I only have this one humble, yet pretty cool AE example of Plautilla ...




Oh, and I also have these two sweet examples of her life-o-the-party hubby, Caracalla (yah, I never get tired of prancing these two ponies around the ol' coin-ring)

 

@Sallent, great idea for a thread (I'm very partial to Plautilla, although I wouldn't dare challenging the husband....)

I've been extensively collecting Plautilla's denarii for a while, and I think having been able to put them all together. For what I've been able to understand there are fourteen types of denarii for Rome and three for Laodicaea, based upon 1-obverse legend, 2-type of hairdo and 3-reverse type

As toanswer the question you asked, there are three different reverses bearing the young couple shaking hands with the legends CONCORDIAE AETERNAE, PROPAGO IMPERI and CONCORDIA FELIX

Below is an overview of the whole set before I started to sell them out. As a bonus is a Caesarea drachm of her's



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Had a couple Empresses that I need to photograph that I got over the last couple weeks.

Been on a mini search and destroy mission for a few Empresses. Have perhaps a dozen now to begin to fill the Roman Ruler slots... Catchin' up to @Gil-galad and @Greg Heinrich ... Up to 121 Roman Rulers at this point. However, not the high quality they are hitting as I am just filling slots for the Grandkids. RI's are not my focus.

I DO have a Plautilla:

RI Plautilla 202-205 CE m CaracallaAR Denarius 3-7g Concordia patera scepter RIC 363 O-R.jpg

Julia Maesa:

RI Julia Maesa AR Denarius Pudicitia 3-1g 19mm Sear 2183 O-R.jpg

Faustina Sr:

RI Faustina Sr 138-140 CE AR Denarius m Antoninus Pius 17-4mm 3-2g O-R.jpg

Faustina Jr:

RI Faustina Jr 161-175 CE Ar Denarius m Marcus Aurelius 17-1mm 3g O-R.jpg

 

I picked up Plautilla with Pietas, as well as Caracalla, in addition to both Septimius and Alex Severus having mars on reverse.

 

Two die matched Alexander Severus Denarii, circ 222 CE.

 

A great thread.

 

Nice coins, everyone! Those "wedding" denarii are among my favorites in the Severan era. I'd love to have one for each of Elagabalus's wives but that will have to remain a dream.

 

Yes, the CONCORDIAE between Caracalla and Plautilla wasn't exactly AETERNAE!



Roman AR Denarius
Rome, AD 202
3.20 g, 18.6 mm
Obv: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, bare-headed and draped bust, r.
Rev: CONCORDIAE AETERNAE, Caracalla l. and Plautilla r. standing facing each other and clasping hands.
RIC-361; BMCRE-401; Cohen-10; Hill-575A; Sear-7069



The fouree version
2.01 g, 18.2 mm
Cohen-11