Courtesy of our very own @John Anthony ! Not only do I like the hapless empress's hairdo, but look at the detail on Concordia! Post anything you feel is relevant! Plautilla, AD 202-205 Roman AR Denarius, 3.56 g, 19.2 mm, 1 h Laodicea, AD 202 Obv: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, bare-headed and draped bust right Rev: CONCORDIAE, Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae Refs: RIC 370; BMCRE 734, Cohen 7; RCV 7067; CRE 426.
The love of Caracalla's life. His soulmate! Now before you say anything, who hasn't thought at least once in their lives about exiling their spouse to a deserted island in the middle of nowhere? Pretty much everyone has, the difference is that Caracalla actually could...and he sort of technically did. But at least he didnt kill her...for a few years anyway. Ok, so he wasn't the ideal husband, or the ideal brother, or the ideal son, or the ideal ruler. He wasn't much of a human being come to think of it. And he might have had some psychopathic tendencies, but nobody's perfect.
Man, that is a helluva coin. I see from the photo you're using that it's an ex A.K. Collection coin too, which helps to explain its overall awesomeness. Well done on snapping it up from JA!
THAT is a SUPER coin @Roman Collector ! Congrats... RI Plautilla 202-205 CE m CaracallaAR Denarius 3.7g Concordia patera scepter RIC 363
Today is my birthday, now I'm 41 years old, so I donated myself with one denarius of this beautiful Roman Empress. Plautilla (Augusta, 202-205). Denarius. Laodicea. Obv: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE. Draped bust right. Rev: CONCORDIA. Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopia. RIC 370. Weight: 3.10 g. Paid 160 eur.
Very nice addition. Laodicaea style is very distinctive for Plautilla's denarii. As some of you know I have in the past put together a set composed of every type of denarii minted for her, either at Rome or Laodicaea by hairstyle and reverse. Here's the result (I have sold most of them since) Plautilla overview A virtual tray showing obverses and reverses of all the silver coins minted for Plautilla that I could find. Including 14 types of denarii from Rome featuring all the known variations of hairdo and reverses, 3 types of denarii from Laodicaea, and as a bonus, a drachm from Caesarea Q
I tend to like the style of her coins from Laodicea more than the ones from Rome. Braids before waves. Nice pickup. Could someone kindly post a link to John's online store, eBay or otherwise? He doesn't routinely give that out here and I can't even look at what he is offering. Time to mark him as a preferred seller. Help.
