ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL Caracalla (198-217). Aureus ND (210-213), Rome. Av. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT. Laureate bust of Caracalla on the right, seen from three quarters behind. Rv. SECVRITATI PERPETVAE. Security seated right on a divan, holding a sceptre with the left hand and the right hand on his head, an altar at his feet. Calicó 2813 - RIC.229a ; Gold - 7,22 g - 21 mm - 12 h NGC Ch XF 5/5 4/5 (8360704-002). A fine strike, on a fairly wide flank, and well centred. Only minor flats on the high reliefs, but this specimen retains its original brilliance around the reliefs and a slight golden patina elsewhere. A superb copy.