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LOT 3811
Helena, Augusta BI Nummus. AD 330. Constantinople mint. 5th officina.
FL IVL HE-LENAE AVG, diademed and mantled bust to right, wearing necklace / PAX PVBLICA, Pax standing to left, holding branch and transverse sceptre, CONSЄ in exergue. RIC VIII 48. Very Fine.(1.79gr, 16mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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