Caracalla (198-217). AE As, Rome mint, 217 AD. Obv. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM. Laureate head of Caracalla right. Rev. P M TR P XX COS IIII P P SC. Radiate lion advancing left, thunderbolt in jaws. RIC IV 571/b. AE. 9.78 g. 25.50 mm. R. A coin of great beauty, with an exceptionally expressive portrait in the finest style of this period. Lovely aqua green patia. EF.