Caracalla. 40-as

Caracalla; 198-217 AD, Rome, 207-8 AD, As, 10.37g. Obv. legend var. of BM-827. Obv: M AVR ANTONI - NVS PIVS AVG Bust laureate r., with fold of aegis on front shoulder. Rx: RESTITVTOR - VRBIS on l. and r., S C in exergue, Roma seated l. above shield, holding Palladium and spear. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Bertolami E50, 10 Dec. 2017, lot 397. A rare reverse type on asses with this obverse legend, apparently only the third known specimen, two of which are being offered in this current Clay Collection sale, while the third is in Bologna. The obverse die shared by the five asses lots XXX-XXX in this sale is unusual for its variant obverse legend beginning M AVR.. F