Termessos Major, Lycia, AE12. Draped bust of Hermes right, wearing petasos, caduceus behind shoulder. / TERMES SEWN either side of eagle standing right on caduceus.
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Caduceus
A herald's staff, usually an attribute of Mercury (the Greek Hermes). It is decorated with a pair of serpents, and it is often winged.
caduceus - a herald's staff with snakes entwined around it and sometimes with wings, the chief attribute of the Roman messenger god, Mercury; see kerykeion.
Caduceus
the wand of Mercury, having snakes and wings as ornamentation.
Caesar ...
Caduceus.
(vii) Two cocks face to face, with two stars.
Two dolphins between two rostra (not tridents).
caduceus, scepter
FELICITAS PVBLICA
Felicitas standing left, caduceus in right hand, left arm resting on column ...
Caduceus.
Æ .6
II. Circ. B.C. 330-325. Time of Alexander of Epirus.
E: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP / COS IIII - Clasped hands, caduceus & grain - 145-161 AD
While dated less exactly than issues bearing TRP numbers, many coins of Pius can be placed by the apparent age of the portrait.
Other denominations in this series have a head of Minerva (semis), a thunderbolt and a dolphin (triens), corn grains and a hand (quadrans), scallop shell and caduceus (sextans), knuckle bone (uncia), and acorn (semuncia).
The obverse shows Columbia with a caduceus in her left hand seated on a hippocampus typifying the use of the Panama Canal. The reverse of the gold coin bears an American Eagle with raised wings.
Anchor, Greek inscription/Double cornucopia, caduceus between horns, 3 dots above, H508. JB209A. Obverse centered slightly low crowding bottom of anchor, rev.
Felicitas seated left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left
FELI-CITAS PVBL / T
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C, in Very Fine grade with a female bust, scales and a caduceus on the obverse and a chariot with horses on the reverse $135 ...
On coins he is often represented as a young, clean-shaven young man, with a caduceus and winged petasus (helmet), similar to the form of Hermes.
TEPMHCCEΩN
Bust of Hermes right with caduceus on shoulder.
TΩNMEI ZO NΩN
Athena standing left, leaning on spear and holding patera.
(Lindgren 1366, Von Aulock 5351) ...
GF71---Diadumenian. 218 AD. Æ23. Bust of Diadumenian right/Winged Caduceus, COLO PTOL and unlisted as such. Similar to Ros-65 and Kadman-156 but both list the reverse legend as COL PTOL. We can find no listing of this coin! Fine $175 ...
Has a winged cap and carries a purse and caduceus
Minerva
wisdom, patroness of the arts, light of men in war ...
C. Mamilius Limetanus. 82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (20mm, 4.07 gm).
Draped bust of Mercury right; caduceus and I behind
Ulysses walking right, greeted by his dog, Argos
ex: CNG electronic auction 108, Lot: 65.
Felicity standing left holding cornucopia and caduceus
Reference:
S-2598, VM-30 ...
Facing busts of Alexander I and Nicholas II with dates 1809-1909 on obverse, reverse with female figure with Caduceus and laurel wreath honoring the Ministry of Finance I 1911. 3,139.0 grains; 76.9 mm.
R1237 2834 Antoninus Pius: AR 18 Denarius
$195.00
Obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P Laur. hd. r.
Rev. COS IIII Clasped hands hldg. caduceus
3.55 g
Sear 1237; RIC 136 EF ...
featured Newton on the back, holding a copy of his monumental book, Principia Mathematica, turned to the page that demonstrates the elliptical movement of the planets. The front of the note includes the elements from the token of 1793: the caduceus, ...
much obverse corrosion and the piece is far too light -- it should weigh about 3.9 grams.
[Roman numeral obscure, X visible] C NORRANVS, diademed head of Venus right. Shaould be NORBANVS as on the prototype.
/ear of grain, fasces with ax, caduceus ...
The most common obverse types were a bust of Mercury or an acorn (occasionally marked with Σ), and the most common reverse types were a prow or a caduceus. It was issued until ca.
In front of the crossed canon and fasces is the Roman caduceus, a herald's staff, with a scroll that reads "REPUB. AMERI." Surrounding this in three concentric lines is the legend: "+ GENL. OF THE AMERICAN ARMIES RESIGND. THE COMMD. 1783: / ELECD.
 See also: Bust, Wreath, Seated, Coin, Legend
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