Caracalla as Caesar. Sestertius

Caracalla as Caesar; 195-198 AD, Rome, 197 AD, Sestertius, 18.06g. BM-608, pl. 26.4 (same obv. die). Obv: [M AV]R ANTONI - [NVS CAES] Bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust r. Rx: PR - INCIPI - [IVVENTVTIS] around, S - C across field, Caracalla standing l. beside trophy, holding baton and scepter. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Lanz, eBay, 18 June 2016. Probably a mule struck from an old obverse die, lacking the usual title PONTIF at the end of the obverse legend. Only five specimens of this variant are known to Curtis Clay, all coming from the same obverse die.Somewhat corroded. F