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Trajan Decius, September 249 - June or July 251 A.D.
In Roman religion, every man has a genius, a presiding spirit. In De Die Natali, Censorinus says, from the moment we are born, we live under the guard and tutelage of Genius. Cities, organizations, and peoples also had a genius. On coins, we find inscriptions to the Genius of the Roman people, of the Senate, of the Emperor, etc. The legend GENI EXERCITVS ILLVRICI dedicates this coin to the Genius of the army in Illyria (an area in the western Balkans). Genius' image is of a man with a cloak half covering the shoulders leaving the rest of his body naked, holding a cornucopia in one hand, and a simpulum or a patera in the other.
RB73735. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC IV 119b (S), Cohen V 56, SRCV III 9404, Hunter III 35 var. (EXERC. ILLVRICIANI), VF, superb portrait, nice near black patina, Rome mint, weight 9.594g, maximum diameter 27.6mm, die axis 0o, 249 - 251 A.D.; obverse IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG, laureate, cuirassed and slightly draped bust right, from front; reverse GENIVS EXERCITVS ILLVRICIANI, Genius standing left, naked except for polos on head and cloak over shoulder, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, grounded standard behind, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; ex Croydon Coin Auction 134 (London, 20 Feb 1996), lot 655; scarce; SOLD
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