Watch List notes:

Caracalla, 198-217. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 32 mm, 26.56 g, 12 h), Rome, 211. M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT Laureate head of Caracalla to right. Rev. VICT BRIT TR P XIIII COS III / S C Victory standing right, placing her right foot on helmet and erecting trophy, consisting of helmet, cuirass, shields, spears and greaves; to right, Britannia, veiled, standing facing with her hands bound behind her back; at her feet, bound captive seated to left. BMC -, cf. 266 (bust with slight drapery). Cohen -. RIC 483c. Rare. An attractive example with lovely orichalcum surfaces. Minor marks on the obverse and with light doubling on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.


From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Triton XIV, 4 January 2011, 759.