Lot 4808

Description

Plautilla (wife of Caracalla), (c.A.D. 202-205), silver denarius, issued 202, (2.79 g), Laodicea mint, obv. draped bust of Plautilla to right, around PLAVTILLA VG (sic), rev. Concordia seated to left, holding patera and double cornucopiae, around CONCORD[IA]E, (S.7068, RIC 372, RSC 8); Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued 232, Rome mint, (2.31 g), obv. draped bust to right of Julia Mamaea, IVLIA MA MAEA AVG, rev. FECVND AVGVSTAE, Fecunditas seated to left, extending right hand over child standing right, (S.8208, RIC 332, RSC 6, BMC 913). Attractive grey tone, very fine - nearly extremely fine. (2)

Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., with tickets.
The Reka Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 507 coins of Plautilla and only 16 coins of this variety.