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LOT 3052
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. Circa AD 337-340. Uncertain mint.
FL IVL HE-LE[NAE AVG], diademed and mantled bust to right / [PAX] PVBLICA, Pax standing facing, head to left, holding branch and transverse sceptre; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 55 (Treveri). Good Very Fine.(1.94gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFound Heronsgate Resevoir, Chorleywood, UK, 1970s.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
