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Contributor: Clay Dorminey.
Issuer:
HELENA
, 1st wife of Constantius I Chlorus, mother of Constantine I "the Great". AE3 (3.85g)
Obverse:
FL HELENA AUGVSTA, her bust facing right.
Reverse:
SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing left, lowering branch with right hand and raising robe with left; in exergue, SMALA.
Reference:
RIC VII 38 Alexandria mint; Sear 3908. Grade: near mint.
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
.