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ID number:  BIRBI-R3142
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Helena; Constantine I; Rome
Denomination:  Follis
Place made:  Europe: Italy, Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  326
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  1.90
Weight (g):  3.08
Axis (degrees):  45.00
Provenance:  Haines 3616. A. H. Baldwin, 1960.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Helena, wearing diadem, mantled with necklace, facing r. Reverse: Securitas, draped and veiled, standing facing l., holding branch in r. and raising robe with l.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: FL AELENA AVCVSTA (Flavia Helena Augusta). Reverse: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE (To the Security of the Republic). In Exergue: R[wreath]S

Bibliography:  RIC VII 291

Notes:  According to RIC, the R[wreath]S in the exergue of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Rome.

4 Related People

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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


Constantine I
Roman
272
337
Helena
Roman
c.247
330
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