Caracalla as Caesar. Denarius; Caracalla as Caesar; 195-198 AD, New-style Eastern Mint, 197 AD, Denarius, 3.26g. Cf. BMC-p. 55, citing C-597 (Paris), wrongly as mint of Rome. Obv: [M] AVR ANTON - CAES PONTIF, Bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust r. Rx: SPEI PE - RPETVAE on l. and r., Spes advancing l., holding flower and raising skirt. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; acquired from Silenos, eBay, 15 July 2006. A rare new-style type, adding PONTIF to the obverse legend of the Rome-mint denarius that it copied. Represented by only one specimen in the Reka Devnia hoard.Obverse struck in incredible high relief; reverse legend slightly off-center. MS