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ID number: BIRBI-R3141 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey; Langwith Hoard Maker: Helena; Constantine I; Arelate Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: France, Southeastern France, Arles Culture: Roman Date made: 327 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.95 Weight (g): 3.63 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 850. From a find near Langwith, Yorkshire, Spink, 1924. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Helena, wearing diadem, mantled with two-strand necklace, facing r. Reverse: Securitas, draped and veiled, standing facing l., holding branch in r. and raising robe with l.; S F in field to l. and r. respectively.
Inscriptions: Obverse: FL HELEN-A AVCVSTA (Flavia Helena Augusta). Reverse: SECVRITHS REIPVBLICE (To the Security of the Republic). In Exergue: ΠRLT
Bibliography: RIC VII 317
Notes: According to RIC, the [A]RLT in the exergue of the reverse and S F in the field of the reverse are mintmarks (officinae) indicating Arelate.
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