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Details
LOT 3050
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. Struck AD 326-328. Thessalonica mint. 1sf officina.
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust of Helena to right / SECVRITAS REI PVBLICE, Securitas, veiled, standing facing, head to left, holding branch in her right hand. RIC VII 159. Very Fine.(3.09gr, 20mm, 11h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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