Details
LOT 3566
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 325-326. Nicomedia mint. 3rd officina.
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and mantled bust to right, wearing necklace / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing to left, holding branch; MNΓ in exergue. RIC VII 129. Good Very Fine.(2.61gr, 18mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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