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Message:: [QUOTE="Finn235, post: 7310999, member: 98035"]IMO, these were produced by the mint by mint employees, but whether they were an official product is the real question, just like arguing whether the illegally made 1913 V nickels by a mint employee makes them official mint products. It's important to remember that from about 268-270 the mint workers were pilfering metal to line their own pockets. Whether that was in the form of silver bullion or just meeting their quota and making themselves a "bonus" with the extra we don't know for certain. Coins like these certainly seem to fit the narrative - just use whatever two worn-out dies you can get your hands on and strike a few dozen when the boss man is at the tavern. If they weren't a combination between a lifetime and posthumous reverse, we'd probably never know. The fact that almost all of these "mules" come from the only mint where this problem was rampant further tie them to Felicissimus. Divo Claudio / LIBERT AVG[ATTACH=full]1278032[/ATTACH] Divo Claudio / PAX AVGVSTI[ATTACH=full]1278033[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]