Caracalla. Sestertius

Caracalla; 198-217 AD, Rome, Late 213 AD, Sestertius, 28.84g. Obv: M AVR ANTONINVS - PIVS FELIX AVG Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r. Rx: [P] M TR P XVI - IMP III COS IIIII (= IIII double-struck) P P, apparently without S C in either field or exergue; Emperor in military dress standing l., head r., holding spear and parazonium, between a kneeling enemy raising hand to emperor on each side. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; acquired from Bill Veres, June 1996. An apparently unpublished medallic sestertius of Caracalla, lacking the letters S C and with a new reverse type commemorating the emperor's German victory of Sept. 213 AD, and recording his new title IMP III on the coinage for the first time.. EF / VF