Watch List notes:

The Roman Empire
Caracalla augustus, 198 – 211

Sestertius 211, Æ 25.25 g. M AVREL ANTONI – NVS PIVS AVG Laureate bust r., drapery on l. shoulder. Rev. VICT BRIT TR P XIIII COS III Victory standing r., l. foot on helmet, erecting trophy; in r. field, turreted woman standing facing and captive seated l. C –, cf. 641 (different obverse legend). BMC –. RIC –, cf. 483d (different obverse legend).
Very rare. A wonderful untouched green patina and extremely fine


Ex Rauch sale 74, 2004, 578.

This beautifully patinated coin is an unrecorded type from A.D. 211 that was part of a large issue struck to commemorate the conclusion to the campaign against the Picts in northern Britannia. Other types commemorating the event are abundant, and were struck in the names of each of the emperors. Here the reverse shows the goddess Victory erecting a trophy, at the foot of which is a bound captive seated to the left. To the right of the captive a female figure, draped and veiled, stands facing, wearing what appears to be either a kalathos or a turreted crown upon her brow. The identity of this female figure is not certain – she holds no accoutrements that can specifically identify her – but the crown suggests that she should most probably be identified as the personification of the province of Britannia.