PROBUS RIC 376 F19 BUST SOLD

OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: HERCVLI PACIF = Hercules standing left, holding olive=branch, club and lion's skin
BUST TYPE: F19 = radiate, heroically nude bust left, holding spear and aegis, seen from rear; wide wreath ties of the corona radiata
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//SXXT
WEIGHT 4.22g / AXIS: 5h
RIC: 376
COLLECTION NO. 147

Very rare and desirable heroically nude bust type with spear and aegis (Greek: αιγίς aigís 'goatskin', Latin: aegis) - in Greek mythology, the shield of the god Zeus and goddess Athena made from the skin of the goat Amalthea. RIC V.2 misinterprets aegis for "square shield";

Scarcer variant with wide (instead of joined as usual) wreath ties of the corona radiata. 

Virtually as struck with full silvering remaining!

Collection : 04 Probus - Ticinum