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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)

4 Related People

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
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1899
1981-09-14
Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


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