★ A medallion of Caracalla from Philippopolis ★

THRACE. Philippopolis. Caracalla, 198-217. Medallion (Bronze, 40 mm, 37.82 g, 12 h), 215. AYT K M AYP CEYH ANTΩNEINOC Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to left, seen from behind and wearing aegis. Rev. KOINON ΘPAKΩN AΛEZAN ΠYΘI/A EN ΦIΛIΠ/ΠO Caracalla, in military attire, galloping right, spearing barbarian kneeling to right with raised right hand, head turned back to left. Varbanov, Philippopolis, X.6.5.2. Somewhat smoothed and strengthened, otherwise, about very fine.

From a Swiss collection in Ticino, formed over the past 25 years.