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E-auction 257-179811 - brm_475185 - HELENA Centenionalis

HELENA Centenionalis XF
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Estimate : 45 €
Price : 13 €
Maximum bid : 15 €
End of the sale : 19 March 2018 14:35:00
bidders : 5 bidders
Type : Centenionalis
Date: 324-325
Mint name / Town : Sirmium
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,53 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Traces d’argenture superficielle encore visibles. Patine vert foncé. Flan idéalement centré des deux côtés. Beau buste d’Hélène au droit
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : FL HELENA - AVGVSTA.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé et drapé d'Hélène à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (L5).
Obverse translation : “Flavia Helena Augusta”, (Flavia Hélène Augusta).

Reverse


Reverse legend : SECVRITAS - REIPVBLICE// SIRM.
Reverse description : Securitas (la Sécurité) debout à gauche, voilée et drapée, tenant une branche de laurier de la main droite et un pan de sa robe de la gauche.
Reverse translation : “Securitas Reipublicae”, (La Sécurité de la République).

Commentary


Poids léger.

Historical background


HELENA

(+328)

Wife of Constantius I, mother of Constantine I - Augusta

Helena, mother of Constantine and first wife of Constantius Chlorus, received the title of augusta in 324. After the death of Fausta and Crispus, she went to the Holy Land. In Jerusalem, she discovered remains of the true cross and founded many institutions. She died in 328, was sanctified and entered in the calendar.

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