Caracalla AR Denarius. Rome, AD 198. IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P, laureate and draped bust to right / MINER VICTRIX, Minerva standing facing, head to left, holding Victory and inverted spear; trophy to right. RIC IV 25a var. (no shield, cf. note); BMCRE 107 var. (same, cf. note); RSC 159b. 3.48g, 19mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Very rare variant rev. type without the shield at Minerva's feet known to the reference works from a single specimen in the Tinchant Collection.
From a private UK collection.