Caracalla - VICT PARTHICA very rare and interesting! (JA2070)

CARACALLA. AD 198-217. AR Antoninianus (23 mm, 4.92 g). Struck AD 217. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICT PARTHICA, Victory seated right on cuirass, inscribing VO/XX on shield set on her knee; shield behind cuirass, helmet below. RIC IV 314b; RSC 656c; BMCRE 89 almost Extremely fine! 

This coin was struck in anticipation of a Roman victory over the Parthians that was to coincide with the beginning of Caracalla's twentieth year as Augustus. Caracalla had taken the opportunity of a divided Parthian kingdom, invading their lands in early AD 216.
Meeting initial success and pushing the Parthians back deeper into their territory, the emperor decided to consolidate his gains and winter in Edessa. A decisive victory however eluded the emperor, as in the spring of AD 217, while on a trip to Carrhae, Caracalla was assassinated by a member of his bodyguard.