Live auction - brm_565779 - HELENA Centenionalis ou nummus

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Estimate :	120 €
Price :	176 €
Maximum bid :	176 €
End of the sale :	28 January 2020 15:21:43
bidders :	6 bidders

Type : Centenionalis ou nummus

Date: 326

Mint name / Town : Ticinum

Metal : copper

Diameter : 18 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,28 g.

Rarity : R1

Officine: 1re

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire idéalement centré des deux côtés. Superbe buste, finement détaillé. Patine marron foncé

Catalogue references :

C.12 - RIC.202 (R3) - LRBC.487 - RC.3908 (45£) - MRK.139 /4 var.

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", (Flavie Hélène augusta).

Reverse

Reverse legend : SECVRITAS - REIPVBLICE/ -|-// P(CROISSANT)T.

Reverse description : Securitas (la Sécurité) voilée, debout à gauche, tenant un rameau baissé de la main droite et soulevant sa robe de la gauche.

Reverse translation : "Securitas Reipublice", (La Sécurité du bien public).

Commentary

La chevelure est retenue par un strophion (lanière). C’est l’avant-dernière émission avant la fermeture de l’atelier.
The hair is held in place by a strophion (strap). This is the penultimate issue before the workshop closes.