Plautilla - A,D, 202-205 - Denarius - PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE
Lot 423 · Consigned by Tacitus
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Publia Fulvia Plautilla, Fulvia Plautilla or Plautilla - (c. 185/around 188/189 – 211) was the wife of the Roman emperor Caracalla, her paternal 2 cousin. After her father was condemned for treason, she was exiled & eventually killed, possibly on Caracalla's orders. She was related to Julius Caesar's 1 wife Cornelia.
Plautilla was born & raised in Rome. She belonged to the gens Fulvia of ancient Rome. The Fulvius family was of plebeian origin, came fromTusculum, Italy & had been active in politics since the
Roman Republic. Her mother was named Hortensia; her father was
Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, the Commander of the Praetorian Guard, consul, paternal 1 cousin & close ally to Roman Emperor Lucius
Septimius Severus (the father of Caracalla). She also had a brother, Gaius Fulvius Plautius Hortensianus.
Severus & Plautianus arranged for Plautilla & Caracalla to be married in a lavish ceremony in April 202. The forced marriage proved to be very unhappy; Caracalla despised her. According to Cassius Dio, Plautilla had a profligate character.