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: Plautilla and Caracalla facing each other, clasping hands, legend CONCORDIA FELIX
REFERENCE: SR 1999, RSC 12
GRADING: VF+ / VF, toned
ORDER INFO: R2302, $98
Nice detail on both sides. The reverse cannot be viewed but as some of the more cynical Roman propaganda under the morally bankrupt Caracalla, as the "happy concord" (among the imperial couple) declared and depicted there was to last no more than a couple of years. Following the framing and execution of her once powerful father at the hands of her husband, Plautilla was first downgraded to "estranged wife" and exiled, only to be executed once he was to assume supreme power in 212 AD.