Caracalla. Sestertius

Caracalla; 198-217 AD, Rome, c. 206-7 AD, Sestertius, 18.21g. BMC-p. 330, *, citing C-624 (Paris). Obv: M AVREL ANTONI - NVS PIVS AVG Bust laureate r., with fold of aegis on front shoulder and behind neck. Rx: [V]ICTORIAE AVG[G] above and on r., [S C] in exergue, Victory holding whip and [reins], in biga of horses prancing r. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; acquired from a German collector, Oct. 2019. A rare middle period sestertius, with edges lightly hammered ("proto-contorniate").. VG