Caracalla. Sestertius

Caracalla; 198-217 AD, Rome, 214 AD, Sestertius, 22.45g. Obv. legend var. of BM-265, pl. 75.15 and C-137 (50 Fr.). Obv: M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS FELIX AVG Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r. Rx: LIB AVG VIIII in exergue, [P M] TR P XVII IMP III COS IIII [P P] around, S - [C] across field, Liberalitas Scene: Caracalla presiding at the distribution of his ninth largesse. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Bertolami E52, 4 Feb. 2018, lot 291. A rare historical type, possibly unpublished with FELIX rather than the usual GERM in the obverse legend.. EF