Caracalla. Denarius

Caracalla; 198-217 AD, Rome, 217 AD, Denarius, 2.82g. Cf. BM-89, pl. 69.17. Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM Head laureate r. Rx: VIC (sic) PARTHICA around, Victory seated r. on cuirass and shield, about to inscribe VO / XX on a larger shield that she balances on her l. knee. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex CNG E324, 9 April 2014, part lot 767. A scarce type on denarii; only four specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. The present example may be an unpublished variant because of its shortened reverse legend, just VIC PARTHICA rather than the usual VICT PARTHICA.. Toned EF