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LOT 3330
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 324-328/30.
Treveri mint; struck AD AD 327-328. 2nd officina. FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing facing, head to left, holding branch with right hand; STRE in exergue. RIC VII 508; LRBC 41. Extremely Fine. Attractive olive-green patina.(3.00gr, 19mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Killingholme Hoard, North Lincolnshire, found in 1993;
Ex Spink & Son, 5 March 2004;
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman, collector's ticket included.
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