TYPE Roman Empire, Plautilla, wife of Caracalla (198-217 AD), silver denarius, struck 202-5 AD DESCRIPTION . Obv: Draped bust of Plautilla to right, legend: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA Rev: Venus leaning on shield and holding apple and palm, Cupid at feet, legend VENVS VICTRIX REFERENCE: SR 2003, VM 9, RSC 25 GRADING: AEF / VF, grainy ORDER INFO: R1761, $110 Attractive portrait of Caracalla's short-lived spouse, in a specimen with little actual wear, but somewhat of a soft strike (mostly reverse). In the long gallery of victims of the belligerent Caracalla, Plautilla - married to him in 202 - was not to last long either, and upon the framing and execution of her once powerful father at the hands of her husband she was first downgraded to "estranged wife" and exiled, only to be executed once he was to assume supreme power in 212 AD.