ROMAN IMPERIAL AND PROVINCIAL COINS
Caracalla, 198-217. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 33 mm, 28.95 g, 1 h), Rome, 211-213. M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT Laureate head of Caracalla to right. Rev. SECVRITATI PERPETVAE / S C Securitas seated right on throne, resting her head on her right hand and holding scepter in her left; to right, altar. Banti 115. BMC 250-252. Cohen 576. RIC 512d. With a good portrait and an attractive, dark, glossy patina. Some striking flatness, an edge crack and a number of scratches, otherwise, good very fine.
From the Molard Collection, Switzerland.