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Maximinus Thrax (235-238 AD)
Denomination: Denarius
Mint: Rome
Time: 235-238 AD, likely at the later part of the reign
Weight: 2.33 g
Diameter: approx. 22.2 mm
Reference: RIC 23
Obverse: Laureate, draped bust of Maximinus facing right. Legend: MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM.
Reverse: Winged Victoria standing facing left, holding wreath and palm. On bottom left a bound captive seated facing left at her feet. Legend: VICTORIA GERM.
Maximinus Thrax, reportedly a giant, brutish thug, usurped the throne in 235 by mudering the young Alexander Severus. His ascension is widely regarded as the beginning of the Crisis of the Third Century, a chaotic period of about 50 years in which the Empire almost collapsed. It was a watershed moment in the Empire's history.
Maximinus was not a general or a noble, let alone a senator. He was a mid-ranking officer who hailed from the lowest strata of society. Many stories circulated about his youth. It was claimed he was half-German and that before enlisting, he worked as a cowherd. As one historian noted, it doesn’t matter if any of that was true or not. What’s important is that it was widely believed to be true. If a brutish former cowherd who is half-foreign to boot is worth enough to be emperor, then who isn’t? The dam was broken. Now everyone could make a bid for power. And many would try.
This coin itself tells a story. Maximinus was the first emperor who departed from the established convention of realistic or idealistic portraiture of a living person. Most of his coins emphasize the masculine traits of the emperor. This is especially prominent in Maximinus’s famous exaggerated lower jaw. Some specimens are downright comical, looking like inept caricatures. However, it should be assumed that this was a conscious choice on the part of the emperor himself. Why he made this decision is not known for sure. Probably the cult of strength and raw masculinity, so typical of many simple-minded people, played a role in this. It was probably also meant to emphasize the contrast between Maximinus and Alexander Severus, whom the unbridled soldiers considered a weakling and a wimp.
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Maximinus Thrax (235-238 AD)
Denomination: Sestertius
Mint: Rome
Time: 235-238 AD
Weight: 19.00 g
Diameter: approx. 31.5 mm
Reference: RIC IV 43c
Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Maximinus facing right. Legend: IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG.
Reverse: Draped Fides standing front head facing left, flanked by large S and C, holding a military standard in each hand. Legend: FIDES MILITVM.
Another coin by Maximinus Thrax, likely from earlier part of his reign as the portrait doesn't distort his likeness in such profound way. The reverse, on the other hand, unwittingly shows how shaky Maximinus’s grip on the throne was. The coin praises the loyalty of the troops to their emperor, which suggests that he was not at all sure of this fidelity. And rightly so, because he himself was at the end murdered by his own soldiers who grew tired of besieging a city that supported the rebellious Senate.
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Gordian III (238-244 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 243-244 AD
Weight: 4.58 g
Diameter: approx. 22.4 mm
Reference: RIC 142; RSC 81
Obverse: Draped, radiate and cuirassed bust of Gordian facing right. Legend: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG.
Reverse: Draped Felicitas standing facing left, holding long caduceus in right hand and cornucopia in left hand. Legend: FELICITAS TEMPORVM.
Comment: Silver antoniniani of Gordian III (alongside those of Philip the Arab) are surprisingly common in good condition, and consequently affordable. Thus, they are often bought by collectors at the start of their adventure with ancient coins. This abundance is surprisingly easy to explain. The coins minted by Gordian (and Philip) were among the last minted in relatively (though already strongly debased) good silver. Shortly after them, a massive fiscal crisis struck the Roman empire, and the desperate government continued to debase coinage until it could only pretend to issue silver denominations. As such, coins minted shortly before the vicious circle of debasement were hoarded as personal savings. They were put in jars or any other containers and hidden, sometimes never to be retrieved. As such, finds often yield large numbers of coins that saw little or even almost no circulation and wear. |
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Gordian III (238-244 AD)
Denomination: Sestertius
Mint: Rome
Time: 240 AD
Weight: 15.22 g
Diameter: approx. 29.9 mm
Reference: RIC 299a; Cohen 116
Obverse: Draped, laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian facing right. Legend: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG.
Reverse: Nude Jupiter standing front with head facing right, holding a long sceptre in right hand and a thunderbolt in left hand, flanked by large S and C. Legend: IOVIS STATOR. |
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Gordian III (238-244 AD)
Denomination: Sestertius
Mint: Rome
Time: 243-244 AD
Weight: 16.02 g
Diameter: approx. 30.9 mm
Reference: RIC 328a; Cohen 73
Obverse: Draped, laureate and cuirassed bust of Gordian facing right. Legend: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG.
Reverse: Draped Felicitas, flanked by large S and C, standing facing left, holding long caduceus in right hand and cornucopia in left hand. Legend: FELICITAS TEMPORVM. |
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Philip the Arab (244-249 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 244 AD
Weight: 4.06 g
Diameter: approx. 22.7 mm
Reference: RIC 42; RSC 109; RCV 8940
Obverse: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Legend: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG.
Reverse: Draped Pax advancing left, holding a branch and a scepter. Legend: PAX AETERNA.
Comment: This unassuming coin has a special place for me personally as the very first ancient coin that I've acquired. |
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Philip the Arab (244-249 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 244-247 AD
Weight: 4.25 g
Diameter: approx. 22.4 mm
Reference: RIC 27b; RSC 9
Obverse: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Legend: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG.
Reverse: Draped Aequitas standing facing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left hand. Legend: AEQVITAS AVGG.
Comment: Highly lustrous specimen. |
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Philip the Arab (244-249 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 244-247 AD
Weight: 3.78 g
Diameter: approx. 22.7 mm
Reference: RIC 26b; Sear 8916
Obverse: Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Legend: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG.
Reverse: Philip riding horseback facing right, raising right hand and holding spear. Legend: ADVENTVS AVGG.
Comment: Celebrating Adventus, that is the joyous entry of the Emperor and his entourage to the city of Rome. |
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Gallienus (253-268 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Mediolanum (modern Milan)
Time: 260-268 AD
Weight: 2.51 g
Diameter: approx. 18.1 mm
Reference: RIC V-1 Milan 489 var; Goebl 1093-1100
Obverse: Bare bust facing right, in radiate crown. Legend: GALLIENVS AVG.
Reverse: Draped Laetitia (Happiness) standing facing front, holding a wreath and an anchor. Legend: LAETITIA AVG. |
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Gallienus (253-268 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 261-262 AD
Weight: 3.69 g
Diameter: approx. 19.3 mm
Reference: RIC V Rome 207; Sear 10235
Obverse: Bare bust facing right, in radiate crown. Legend: GALLIENVS AVG.
Reverse: Goat standing facing left on horizontal line. Mintmark ς. Legend: IOVI CONS AVG.
Comment: Part of the famous "Gallienus Zoo" series, which featured various animals linked to gods. As the legend suggest, the goat was linked to Jupiter himself. The mintmark ς indicates the coin was struck by the 6th officina at the Rome mint. |
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Saloninus (258-260 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Antioch or Samosata
Time: 258-260 AD
Weight: 3.75 g
Diameter: approx. 20.08 mm
Reference: RIC V 36; Sear 10775
Obverse: Draped bust facing right, in radiate crown. Legend: SALON VALERIANVS NOB CAES.
Reverse: Saloninus standing on the left facing right and holding spear, receiving a flower from Spes standing on the right facing left and raising hem of her robe. Legend: SPES PVBLICA. |
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Claudius II Gothicus (268-270 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 268-270 AD
Weight: 3.01 g
Diameter: approx. 20.1 mm
Reference: RIC 110 var (?)
Obverse: Radiate head of Claudius facing right, wearing pearl necklace. Legend: IMP CLAVDIVS AVG
Reverse: Mars or soldier standing facing left, holding spear and branch, shield on lower left. Mintmark? in the middle left. Legend: VIRTVS AVG.
Comment: Interesting variant, with emperor seemingly wearing some kind of necklace. |
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Vabalathus (267-272 AD) in the name of Aurelian
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Antioch
Time: 271/2 AD
Weight: 3.23 g
Diameter: approx. 22.0 mm
Reference: RIC 381, A; Sear 11718
Obverse: Radiate, cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right. Legend: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG. Officina mark A.
Reverse: Laureate, draped bust of Vabalathus to right. Legend: VABALATHVS VCRIM DR
Comment: At the peak of the Crisis of the Third Century, the breakaway so-called Palmyrene Empire appeared in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. For a time, it officially recognized Rome's nominal authority in exchange for being left to its own affairs. This coin was minted during this period and therefore depicts both Aurelian and Vabalathus, the youthful ruler of Palmyra. |
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Aurelian (270-275 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Siscia
Time: 270-275 AD
Weight: 3.08 g
Diameter: approx. 21.4 mm
Reference: RIC TEMP 2133 (231 ex cited); ex. Barnaba Skibniewski
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian facing right. Legend: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
Reverse: On the left an imperial figure in military dress and holding short sceptre, receiving a globe from naked, himation-draped Jupiter on the right holding long sceptre. Mintmark in exergue: ★P. Legend: IOVI CONSER
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Aurelian (270-275 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Milan
Time: 272-274 AD
Weight: 3.54 g
Diameter: approx. 21.5 mm
Reference: RIC 120; Cohen 61; Sear 11522
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian facing right. Legend: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
Reverse: Aurelian and Concordia facing each other and clasping hands. Mintmark in exergue: S. Legend: CONCORDIA MILITVM
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Aurelian (270-275 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Milan
Time: 274 AD
Weight: 4.06 g
Diameter: approx. 21.8 mm
Reference: RIC V 135; Sear 11564
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian facing right. Legend: AVRELIANVS AVG
Reverse: Sol standing facing right with head turned left, holding globe in left hand and raising right hand. A bound captive sitting at Sol's feet at left. Mintmark S. Legend: ORIENS AVG
Comment: Issue commemorating the reconquest of the Roman East and the destruction of the Palmyrene Empire. |
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Aurelian (270-275 AD)
Denomination: As
Mint: Rome
Time: 270-275 AD
Weight: 6.31 g
Diameter: approx. 26.4 mm
Reference: RIC V 80; Cohen 35; Sear 11646
Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Aurelian facing right. Legend: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
Reverse: Aurelian on the right and his wife Severina of the left facing each other and clasping hands, above them a radiate bust of Sol facing right. Mintmark Γ (?) Legend: CONCORDIA AVG
Comment: One of the last ases minted in Roman history. Although some sporadic issues up to the reign of Diocletian are also tentatively described as such, this particular issue was the last minted in quantities and intended for mass circulation. The rapid inflation of the 3rd century caused the collapse of the old Roman monetary system. The constant debasement of silver denarii and antoniniani turned them essentially into copper coins with minute amounts of silver mixed in. As such, it made little sense to continue to mint the old big copper coins such as ases, since they ironically could contain more valuable metal despite being theoretically valued as small change.
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Ulpia Severina, Augusta (270-275 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 270-275 AD
Weight: 3.84 g
Diameter: approx. 22.5 mm
Reference: RIC 4; Cohen 7; Sear 11705
Obverse: Diademed, draped bust of Severina facing right, on a crescent. Legend: SEVERINA AVG
Reverse: Concordia standing between two standards facing left, H (?) to right. Mintmark XXIR (?) in exergue. Legend: CONCORDIAE MILITVM
Comment: Severina was the wife of Aurelian and by any account an extraordinary woman who had massive influence on her husband's politics. After his untimely death at the hand of a haphazard group of assassins, she seems to have retained the reins of power for a time and ensured a smooth transition to Tacitus. There's some evidence that she might've ruled as Augusta in her own right for a while. If that was the case, she was the first woman to rule the Roman state in her own name — a feat not repeated until the reign of Irene of Athens in the late 8th century Byzantium. |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Serdica (modern Sofia)
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 3.79 g
Diameter: approx. 22.7 mm
Reference: RIC V Probus 861 var
Obverse: Radiate bust of Probus in imperial mantle facing left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre. Legend: IMP PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: Sol in a galloping quadriga facing frontally, raising right hand. Mintmark KAΓ (?). Legend: SOLI INVICTO
Comment: Probus, though relatively obscure emperor for those just interested in history, plays a special role in ancient numismatics. He made a concerted efforts to beautify coinage after the stylistic decline of previous reigns. As such, his coinage stands aside due to variety of designs and quality of workmanship. It is therefore no wonder that his coins have become the subject of dedicated collectors who collect only them. |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Siscia
Time: 278-280 AD
Weight: 3.36 g
Diameter: approx. 22.6 mm
Reference: RIC 651; Cohen 137
Obverse: Radiate, draped bust of Probus facing right. Legend: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG
Reverse: Probus and Concordia, both draped, facing each other and clasping hands. Γ (gamma) below. Mintmark XXI. Legend: CONCORD MILIT
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Siscia
Time: c. 278 AD
Weight: 4.10 g
Diameter: approx. 23.4 mm
Reference: RIC 812; Alföldi 96-127
Obverse: Radiate, draped and armored bust of Probus facing left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre. Legend: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG
Reverse: Heroically nude helmeted Mars advancing right, holding trophy and a spear. Q in lower right. Mintmark XXI. Legend: VIRTVS PROBI AVG.
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Siscia
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 3.92 g
Diameter: approx. 22.0 mm
Reference: RIC 810; Alföldi 096-179; ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 324
Obverse: Radiate, draped and armored bust of Probus facing left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre. Legend: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: Heroically nude helmeted Mars advancing right, holding trophy and a spear. Mintmark XXIT. Legend: VIRTVS PROBI AVG.
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Antioch
Time: 278-280 AD
Weight: 3.91 g
Diameter: approx. 21.2 mm
Reference: RIC 921; Sear 11960
Obverse: Radiate, draped bust of Probus facing right. Legend: IMP CM AVR PROBVS AVG
Reverse: Probus holding scepter receives a globe from Jupiter holding spear. H• below. Mintmark XXI. Legend: CLEMENTIA TEMP.
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 3.45 g
Diameter: approx. 23.1 mm
Reference: RIC 183 var; J.GUILLEMAIN, MPR (276-282 d.C.), 2009: 474 (187 EX.); ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 983
Obverse: Radiate bust of Probus in consular robes facing left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre. Legend: IMP PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: Within hexastyle temple Roma seated facing, holding Victory and sceptre. Mintmark R--Δ. Legend: ROMAE AETER
Comment: Beautifully lustrous specimen from the fabled Barnaba Skibniewski collection. |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 3.36 g
Diameter: approx. 23.2 mm
Reference: RIC 190 var; J.GUILLEMAIN, MPR 186 (5 ex.); ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 1164
Obverse: Radiate, cuirassed bust of Probus facing right. Legend: IMP CM AVR PROBVS PF AVG
Reverse: Within hexastyle temple Roma seated facing, holding Victory and sceptre. Mintmark R-Z. Legend: ROMAE AETERNAE |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Siscia
Time: 279-280 AD
Weight: 3.76 g
Diameter: approx. 21.8 mm
Reference: RIC 666; ALFOLDI 023.068; ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 1605
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus facing right. Legend: IMP PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: Probus and Concordia standing facing each other and clasping hands. Two coins (?) of largesse (?) falling from their joined hands. Mintmark XXIQ. Legend: CONCORDIA MILIT |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 280 AD
Weight: 3.74 g
Diameter: approx. 21.3 mm
Reference: RIC 220; J.GUILLEMAIN, MPR 439 (28 EX.); ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 329
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus facing right. Legend: IMP PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: Erected trophy flanked by two captives. Mintmark R-wreath-A in exergue. Legend: VICTORIA GERM |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 3.33 g
Diameter: approx. 21.7 mm
Reference: RIC 222; J.GUILLEMAIN, MPR 356 (36 EX.); ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 65
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus facing right. Legend: IMP PROBVS AVG
Reverse: Erected trophy flanked by two captives. Mintmark R-crescent-A in exergue. Legend: VICTORIA GERM |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Cyzicus
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 4.27 g
Diameter: approx. 22.9 mm
Reference: RIC 904; ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 734
Obverse: Radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Probus facing left, holding spear and shield decorated with a horseman prancing right. Legend: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
Reverse: Probus on horseback with raised hand and holding a sceptre trotting to the left over a bound captive. Mintmark ϵ (epsilon) in exergue. Legend: ADVENTVS PROBI AVG |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 3.42 g
Diameter: approx. 20.7 mm
Reference: RIC: 203; J.GUILLEMAIN, MPR 482 (260 EX.); ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 806
Obverse: Radiate bust of Probus in imperial mantle facing left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre. Legend: PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: Sol holding a globe and raising his hand in a quadriga galloping left. Mintmark R-thunderbolt-Γ in exergue. Legend: SOLI INVICTO |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Serdica (modern Sofia)
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 3.30 g
Diameter: approx. 23.5 mm
Reference: RIC: 880; ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 981
Obverse: Radiate , helmeted and cuirassed bust of Probus facing left, holding spear and an undecorated shield. Legend: IMP CM AVR PROBVS P AVG
Reverse: Emperor galloping to the right, armored and holding shield, spearing an enemy who drops his shield. Mintmark KA•R• in exergue. Legend: VIRTVS PROBI AVG |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Siscia
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 3.82 g
Diameter: approx. 22.6 mm
Reference: RIC: 713; ALFOLDI 042.004; ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 408
Obverse: Radiate bust of Probus in imperial mantle facing left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre. Legend: IMP PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: Pax standing facing left, holding olive branch and sceptre, T to the right. Mintmark XXI in exergue. Legend: PAX AVGVSTI |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Serdica (modern Sofia)
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 4.06 g
Diameter: approx. 24.2 mm
Reference: RIC:861; ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 321
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus facing right. Legend: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: Sol in a galloping quadriga facing frontally, raising right hand. Mintmark KAB. Legend: SOLI INVICTO |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 3.36 g
Diameter: approx. 23.1 mm
Reference: RIC 157; J.GUILLEMAIN, MPR 431 (19 EX.); ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 720
Obverse: Radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Probus facing left, holding spear and decorated shield. Legend: IMP PROBVS AVG
Reverse: Probus on horseback with raised hand and holding a sceptre trotting to the left over a bound captive. Mintmark R-wreath-S in exergue. Legend: ADVENTVS AVG |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Ticinum
Time: 276 AD
Weight: 3.82 g
Diameter: approx. 22.9 mm
Reference: RIC 531; ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 153
Obverse: Radiate and cuirassed bust of Probus facing right. Legend: IMP C PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: Concordia standing facing left, holding two military standards. Mintmark AXXI in exergue. Legend: CONCORD MILIT |
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Rome
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 3.57 g
Diameter: approx. 23.4 mm
Reference: RIC 204 VAR; J.GUILLEMAIN, MPR 228 (6 EX.); ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 831
Obverse: Radiate bust of Probus in imperial mantle facing left, holding eagle-tipped sceptre. Legend: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: Sol in a galloping quadriga facing frontally, raising right hand. Mintmark RE. Legend: SOLI INVICTO
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Serdica (modern Sofia)
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 3.80 g
Diameter: approx. 22.4 mm
Reference: RIC V Probus 861 Δ
Obverse: Radiate, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Probus facing left, holding spear and an undecorated shield. Legend: IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: Sol in a galloping quadriga facing frontally, holding globe in raised right hand. Mintmark KAΔ. Legend: SOLI INVICTO
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Siscia
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 3.57 g
Diameter: approx. 21.4 mm
Reference: RIC 706; ALFOLDI 041.020; ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 51
Obverse: Radiate, cuirassed bust of Probus facing right. Legend: IMP C PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: Pax standing facing left, holding olive-branch and sceptre. Q to the right. Mintmark XXI. Legend: PAX AVG
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Probus (276-282 AD)
Denomination: Antoninianus
Mint: Ticinum
Time: 276-282 AD
Weight: 3.55 g
Diameter: approx. 24.7 mm
Reference: RIC 360; ex Barnaba Skibniewski # 1642
Obverse: Radiate, cuirassed bust of Probus facing right. Legend: IMP C PROBVS P F AVG
Reverse: Felicitas standing facing left holding cornucopiae and caduceus. Mintmark SXXT. Legend: FELICITAS AVG
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