PLAUTILLA wife Caracalla. VENUS & Cupid. NGC Certified Ancient VF. Denarius Coin

Ancient Roman Silver Coin CARACALLA PLAUTILLA. Obverse: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA Draped bust of Plautilla to right, her hair in horizontal waves and tied up at the back. VENVS VICTRIX Venus, bare to her waist, standing left, holding an apple in her right hand and a palm branch in her left and resting her left elbow on a shield; at her feet to left, Cupid.

NGC Certified Graded VF Very Fine, well-centered, conservatively graded, coin is Choice VF, especially rev..... Biography: Publia Fulvia Plautilla was the wife of Caracalla, selected by his father Septimius Severus to cement relations with the commander of the Praetorian Guard (her father). Caracalla hated the marriage, and refused to eat or sleep with his wife. He threatened to kill both her and her father when he came to power. In 205, Caracalla arranged to have some centurions bring false accusations against her father, and succeeded in having him executed.

Plautilla was exiled for her relation to the wrongfully-killed man, and when Caracalla came to power, he had her killed. All illustrations are of the actual item offered. The authenticity of all pieces is fully guaranteed. Images are not actual size Please see description for actual measurements.