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LOT 3562
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 327-329. Heraclea mint. 5th officina.
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, pearl-diademed and draped bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing to left, lowering branch and raising robe with right hand; •SMHЄ in exergue. RIC VII 95; LRBC 893. Near Extremely Fine.(2.84gr, 18mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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