Watch List notes:

ROMAN EMPIRE. Caracalla. AD. 198-217. AR Denarius (3.34 gm; 18 mm). Laodicea, AD. 199. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Spes walking left, holding flower in right hand, raising hem of skirt with left. RIC IV 341b; RSC 599. Sharply struck on a nice full flan. Choice Superb. Toned. Lustrous.