Caracalla. As Caesar, A.D. 196-198. AR denarius (19 mm, 3.12 g, 11 h). Laodicea, under Septimius Severus, A.D. 197/8. M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right / SPEI PER-PETVAE, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. Cf. RIC 16; BMC p. 55; RSC 597. Nice very fine.
From the Maple Leaf Collection.