OBVERSE: VIRTVS PROBI AVG
REVERSE: VIRTVS AVG, Virtvs / Mars walking right, holding tropaion
BUST TYPE: F19 = radiate, heroically nude bust left, holding spear and aegis, seen from rear
FIELD / EXERGUE MARKS: -/-//PXXT
WEIGHT 5.13g / AXIS: 12h / WIDTH:22-23mm
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!
