MONNAIES 21 (2004)
Starting price : 120.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
Realised price : 135.00 €
Number of bids : 5
Maximum bid : 350.00 €
Starting price : 120.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
Realised price : 135.00 €
Number of bids : 5
Maximum bid : 350.00 €
Type : Centenionalis ou nummus
Date: 327-328
Mint name / Town : Viennoise, Arles (Arelatum ou Constantia)
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,58 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 3e
Emission: 7e
Coments on the condition:
Très beau portrait. Jolie patine vert jade profond. Très beau revers
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", (Flavie Hélène Augusta).
Reverse
Reverse legend : SECVRITAS - REIPVBLICE// S|F//TCONST.
Reverse description : Securitas (la Sécurité) voilée debout à gauche, tenant un rameau baissé de la main droite et soutenant sa robe de la gauche.
Reverse translation : "Securitas Reipublice", (La Sécurité du bien public).
Commentary
Poids léger.
Lightweight
Lightweight
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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