The Roman Empire
Caracalla augustus, 198 – 217. Aureus 203-204, AV 6.99 g. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Cybele-Dea Caelestis, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, riding lion running r. over waves gushing from rock. C 96 var. (CART, a slip?). RIC 130b. Calicó 2678.
Very rare. Several edge marks, possibly traces of mounting, otherwise good very fine
Ex Roma Numismatics sale XV, 2018, 592.