| Obverse design |
laureate and cuirassed (with gorgoneion) bust of Caracalla, left, seen from front holding sceptre over shoulder in right hand, large shield suspended by baldric over left shoulder; shield is decorated with a half-length figure of the bearded Apollo of Hierapolis, wearing kalathos, holding serpent-entwined spear in right hand and flower in left, set on a pedestal decorated with two eagles |