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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.
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