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RIC 369 of Plautilla

Plautilla AR Denarius. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple & palm, leaning on shield, Cupid at her feet. RSC 25.

Lot No.1185. VF.

$ 65.

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Plautilla was the daughter of a powerful praetorian prefect. Her marriage to Caracalla in 202 AD was a political arrangement, and after the fall of her father in 205, Caracalla apparently wasted no time in banishing her. Her short tenure translates into scarcity of her coinage.