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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8341981, member: 110350&quot;]My new Plautilla denarius arrived safely, all the way from Pennsylvania; here it is with my write-up:</p><p><br /></p><p>Plautilla (wife of Caracalla; issued under Septimius Severus &amp; Caracalla), AR Denarius, AD 202-205 [Sear: AD 204], Rome Mint. Obv. Draped bust right, hair in nearly vertical waves* and drawn into coiled plait at neck, PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA / Rev. Venus Victrix standing half-left, holding apple in outstretched right hand and palm frond in left hand, resting left arm on large oval shield set on ground; to left, Cupid standing left, holding helmet in outstretched left hand, VENVS VICTRIX. RIC IV (Caracalla) 369, RSC III (Plautilla) 25, Sear RCV II 7074 (ill. p. 549), BMCRE V (Septimius Severus &amp; Caracalla) 429 (p. 238).&nbsp; 19 mm., 3.65 g., 5 h. <i>Purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, LLC (CNG) E-Auction 515, May 4, 2022, Lot 589.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479313[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>*Another variety of the same type shows Plautilla&#039;s hair in horizontal waves.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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