Denarius (Coin) Portraying Plautilla

AD 202/05, issued by Septimius Severus

Roman, minted in Rome

Obverse: Bust of Plautilla right, draped
Reverse: Caracalla and Plautilla clasp hands

Culture: Ancient Roman
Title: Denarius (Coin) Portraying Plautilla
Origin: Rome
Date: 202 AD–205 AD
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Obverse: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE "Empress Plautilla" Reverse: CONCORDIAE AETERNAE "Eternal Concord"
Dimensions: Diam. 1.9 cm; 3.62 g
Credit Line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Reference Number: 1922.4886

Theresa Gross-Diaz, “Cat. 60 Denarius Portraying Plautilla: Curatorial Entry,” in Roman Art at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago, 2016).
Karen B. Alexander, “From Plaster to Stone: Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago,” in Karen Manchester, Recasting the Past: Collecting and Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012), p. 29.
Karen B.Alexander and Mary Greuel. Private Taste in Ancient Rome: Selections from Chicago Collections. Exh. cat. (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1990), cat. 55.

Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.