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Type : Centenionalis ou nummus
Date: 324
Mint name / Town : Londres
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,50 g.
Rarity : R2
Officine: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait sur un flan très large, légèrement décentré. Patine vert d’eau. Faiblesse de frappe au revers sur la légende
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// PLON.
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. C’est la dernière émission pour l’atelier de Londres qui ferme en début 325.
Lightweight. This is the last issue for the London workshop, which closed in early 325.
Lightweight. This is the last issue for the London workshop, which closed in early 325.
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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