Beschreibung
Material: Silber
Gewicht: 2,88 g
Caracalla; 198-217 AD, Rome, c. 206-7 AD, Denarius, 2.88g. BM-522, pl. 41.7. Obv: ANTONINVSPIVS AVG Head laureate r. Rx: VIRTVSAVGVSTOR on l. and r., Roma seated l. on throne, resting l. elbow on shield seen from edge, holding Victory and parazonium. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Dix-Noonan-Webb, 15 March 2012, part lot 1150. Despite the legend naming Virtus, the goddess in this reverse type is actually Roma, according to Dressel, Berlin medallions, pp. 144-5. This reverse die is unusual for showing the goddess shield from the edge rather than from the front or back.. EF / VF
