Caracalla. AE As. 24mm. 214-217 AD. Rome. 

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head right
VENVS VICTRIX S-C, Venus standing left, resting left elbow 
on shield set on helmet, holding Victory and transverse 
sceptre. 

RIC IV 577b var (sceptre instead of spear); Cohen 610. Scarce. 

Contributed by Dr. Hubert Lanz, auction November 2000, 
Added July 2011.