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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3129189, member: 75937&quot;]I understand that a non-numismatic image from antiquity depicting Aeternitas with a clear zodiac circle would confirm the zodiac circle theory, and unfortunately, I haven&#039;t been able to find any such image via internet search engines.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I think it&#039;s safe to say that the most likely possibility is that it is not a shield. I say this for two reasons:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. As Beckmann has noted, while the round object could represent a shield seen from behind, no such depictions of shields (they are much rarer than shields seen from the front) show a wide border with such striations.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. The presence of a shield would indicate a Venus Victrix type; this avatar of Venus does not typically appear on coins holding a globus. Rather, she is most frequently depicted holding a helmet ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]797988[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]797990[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]797995[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>... or a Victoriola ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]797994[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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