Details
LOT 3563
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 326-328. Thessalonica mint. 5th officina.
FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and mantled bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing to left, holding branch and raising robe; SMTSЄ below. RIC VII 159. Good Very Fine.(3.40gr, 20mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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