Caracalla, AE23 of Alexandria, Troas, ca. AD 214.

M AVREL ANTONINVS, Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right.
COL ALEXA AVG, Marsyas standing right on column, wine skin 
over shoulder, right hand raised. 

Bellinger -; Isegrim -; Chaix: -; BMC: -; Mionnet II, 130 var (rev with COL ALEX AVG).

Contributed by Charlie Rudge, Feb. 2014.

Note: In AD 214, Caracalla changed the title on coins
from COL AVG TROAD (or similar) to COL ALEX AVG (or 
similar). All coins with young portrait and reverse legend COL ALEX AVG can be assigned to Elagabalus, and maturer,
slightly bearded portraits are Caracalla.