Caracalla. Denarius

Caracalla; 198-217 AD, Rome, 204 AD, Denarius, 3.23g. Bust var. of BM-280, pl. 34.3. Obv: ANTONINVS - PIVS AVG Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r. Rx: IN[D]VLGEN - TIA AVG - G around, [I]N CARTH in exergue, Dea Caelestis, head r. and holding thunderbolt and scepter, riding r. on lion above water flowing from rocks. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Gitbud-Naumann, eBay, 29 June 2012. Scarce draped and cuirassed bust type.Reverse flatly struck. EF