ANCIENT COINS. ROMAN. Caracalla (A.D. 198-217), Silver Denarius, 3.38g, 6h. Struck A.D. 208. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, head facing right, wearing a laurel-wreath. Rev. PONTIF TR P XI COS III, PROF (in exergue), emperor, in military attire, on horseback right, holding a spear, a vanquished foe beneath him (RIC 108; C 510). Attractive old tone, extremely fine.
This type records the Severan departure for the British campaign.
Estimate: $400