CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.24 gm). Struck 208 AD. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / PROF in exergue, PONTIF TR P XI COS III, Caracalla right on horseback, holding spear; soldier walking right before, head reverted, holding spear and shield. RIC IV 107 note; RSC 512. Toned, good VF, hairline flan crack.
From the Marc Melcher Collection.
Commemorates the departure of Septimius Severus and Caracalla from Rome in 208 AD for their campaign in Britain.
