Plautilla
Wife of Caracalla
Plautilla was the daughter of the powerful Praetorian Prefect Plautianus, who had been a close friend of Septimus Severus. Plautilla was married to Caracalla in 202 AD against his will. Caracalla literally hated his wife and vowed to have her killed when he became Emperor, a promise which he would most certainly keep. On her father’s fall in 205 AD, on the grounds of treason, which Caracalla had arranged, Plautilla was banished to the Lipari Islands. Plautilla was murdered on the orders of Caracalla in 212 AD during the purge that followed the murder of his brother Geta.
Monetary System
Mints: Rome
Obverse Legends:
PLAVTILLA AVG.
PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA.
PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE.
Portrait Style:
Draped bust of Plautilla right, hair in braided & in a bun, or straight over the neck
DENOMINATIONS
AU Aureus (7.40 grms)
AR Denarius (3.54 grms)
AR Quinarius
AE Sestertius
AE Dupondius
AE As
Unique Denarius Plautilla with Caracalla
Dynastic Issue
AU Aureus (7.40 grams)
AR Denarius (3.11 grams) (UNIQUE)
