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ID number: BIRBI-R1383 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Plautilla; Caracalla; Rome Denomination: Denarius Place made: Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 202-205 Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 1.90 Weight (g): 3.54 Axis (degrees): 315.00 Provenance: Haines 3078. G. Fallani, 58A Via del Babuino, Rome, 1956. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Plautilla, bare and draped, hair coiled in ridges, fastened in bun at back, facing r. Reverse: Caracalla, togate and standing facing l., clasping r. hands with Plautilla, draped, standing facing r.
Inscriptions: Obverse: PLΛVTILLAE AVGVSTAI (Plautilla Augusta). Reverse: PROPAGO IM-PERI (The Progeny of the Empire).
Bibliography: RIC IV 362 (Caracalla)
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