Caracalla; 198-217 AD, Rome, 217 AD, Denarius, 2.71g. Rev. legend var. of BM-89 note (p. 628), C-656 (Paris, 10 Fr.), and RIC-314a note. Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM Head laureate r. Rx: VIC PARTHICA Victory seated r. on cuirass and shield inscribing VO / XX on shield that she balances on her knee, additional helmet above groundline. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection. An unpublished reverse legend variant, with VIC (T omitted)rather than the normal VICT PARTHICA, of this rare reverse type commemorating Caracalla's successful raid into Parthia in winter 216/7 AD. A second specimen from the same dies was in CNG E324, 9 April 2014, lot 767 (four coins). . EF (385)