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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
Issuer: HELENA, 1st wife of Constantius I Chlorus, mother of Constantine I "the Great". AE3.
Obverse: HELENA N F, her draped bust facing right.
Reverse: Eight pointed star in wreath.
Reference: RIC VII 50 Thessalonica mint; Sear 3909. Grade: chEF.
Comments: For more information, read the "Helena" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis.
For recent scholarship on Helena see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews.