Caracalla AR Denarius (Asclepius, RIC IV 253 var.)

CARACALLA, AD 198-217
AR Denarius (18.68mm, 3.69g, 7h)
Struck AD 215. Rome mint
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head of Caracalla right
Reverse: P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Asclepius, nude to waist, standing front, head facing, holding serpent-entwined wand; to left, Telesphorus; to right, globe
References: RIC IV 253 var. (Ascl. hd. facing), RCV 6834 var. (same, and Telesphorus)

Lightly toned and of good weight. Asclepius was the Greco-Roman god of medicine and healing and was particularly honored on the coinage of Caracalla.

Collection : Roman Imperial - the Severan Era