ERIC The Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins
by Rasiel Suarez
Plotina
b. ca.70 – d.129
Plotina was the wife of Trajan. She died without leaving Trajan an heir but used her influence to position Hadrian in line to succeed her husband.
For the most part the coins of this empress are maddeningly difficult to find. Even the Denarii don’t seem to be much more in abundance than her Aurei or any bronze denomination. The few that do turn up every now and then always come with stiff asking prices in the four figures.
Bust:
1) Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Obverses:
1) PLOTINA AVG DIVI
2) PLOTINA AVG IMP TRAIANI
3) PLOTINA AVGVSTA IMP TRAIANI
4) PLOTINA AVGVSTA IMP TRAIANI CAES
5) PLOTINAE AVG
Reverses:
1) AVG GER DAC PARTHICI PM TR P COS VI PP
2) CAES AVG GERMA DAC COS VI PP
3) COS III PATER PATRIAE
4) FELICITAS AVG COS III
5) FIDES AVGVST
6) MATIDIAE AVG
7) TRAIANI PARTHICI
8) VESTA
Types:
1) Eagle
2) Fides standing right, holding grain ears and fruit basket
3) Matidia, diademed draped bust right
4) Vesta seated left, holding Palladium
5) Vesta seated left, holding Palladium and scepter.
6) Vesta seated left, holding scepter
Mint:
1) Roma
AU Aureus Reference(s)
1) B1, O2, R2, T5 RIC 730 (II, Trajan), C 2
2) B1, O5, R6, T3 RIC 34 (II, Hadrian), C 1
AR Denarius
3) B1, O2, R2, T5 RIC 730 (II, Trajan), C 3
AE Sestertius
4) B1, O2, R5, T2 RIC 740 (II, Trajan), C 12
Plotina Bust Plotina Types
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