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RIC VII, SIRMIUM [after 54], HELENA, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

FLVELE-NAAVG [FL VELENA (sic!) AVG]; bust r., diademed, mantled, with necklace.

REVERSE

SECVRITAS-EIPVBLICE [SECVRITAS EIPVBLICE (sic!)]; Securitas stg. l., holding branch pointing down, raising robe with l. hand (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 750). SIRM in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. RIC lists only longer obv. legend: FL HELENA AVGVSTA. Good style, but poor lettering (note errors!). Note also a light weight. Possibly an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 1.81 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on CGB auction in November 2009 for EUR 350.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski