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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;barnaba6, post: 8080286, member: 115816&quot;]Indeed Dirk, that&#039;s a beautiful example of an aegis bust of Probus. I know your coin well as it comes from the collection of my numismatic friend and master the late Philippe Gysen who was a true specialist of the coinage of Probus.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you no doubt know very well helmeted bust with aegis is much, much rarer than bust with aegis but no helmet (which already in itself ir pretty scarce and desirable).</p><p><br /></p><p>aegis = (Greek: αιγίς aigís &#039;goatskin&#039;, 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 &quot;square shield&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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