Moesia Inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Plautilla
125,00 €
Description
Moesia Inferior, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Plautilla (202 – 205 AD). Aurelius Gallus, legatus consularis. ΦOÎ¥A ΠΛAÎ¥TIΛΛA CEBAC; draped bust right / VÎ AVP ΓAΛΛOV NIKOÎ OΛIT Î POC ICT; Plautilla and Caracalla clasping hands in Roman marriage ceremony.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE27 |
| Weight [g]: | 12,80 |
| Grade: | gF/F |
| Attribution: | cf. Varbanov 5304 (obverse), Varbanov 3046 (reverse) |
| Commentary: | rare - wedding issues for Caracalla and Septimius Severus from Nikopolis are known, but none of Plautilla; grey brown patina, decent details with legible legends |
Historical Context
Plautilla and Caracalla married in a lavish ceremony in April 202 AD and 3 years later after the execution of his father, Plautilla and her daughter were banned to Lipari where they were strangled to death in 211 AD.
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