Plotina, wife of Trajan, Denarius, Rome, AD 112-115; AR (g 3,16; mm 20; h 8); Plotina (Trajan, 98-117), Aureus, Rome, AD 112-115, AV, (g 7,00, mm 20, h 6). PLOTINA AVG - IMP TRAIANI, diademed and draped bust r., hair in long tail at back, Rv. CAES AVG GERM[A] DAC COS VI P P, Altar on face of which figure of Pudicitia standing on curule chair; in ex. ARA PVDIC. RIC 733; C 7; MIR 707 (this coin). Very rare and cabinet tone. An attractive portrait struck in high relief, minor flan crack, anyway good extremely fine. Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH, Auction 216 (October 2012), lot 964; Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 41 (20 November 2007), lot 74.
Price realized | 4'200 GBP |
Starting price | 1'800 GBP |
Estimate | 3'000 GBP |