RIC VII, ARLES [before 286], HELENA, UNLISTED ISSUE [P crescent AR]

OBVERSE	FLAELENA-AVGVSTA [FLA ELENA (sic!) AVGVSTA]; bust r., diademed, mantled, with necklace.
REVERSE	SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICE [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE]; Securitas stg. l., lowering branch, raising robe with l. hand (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 750). T∪AR in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Issue with m.m. P crescent AR is not attested in RIC, but cf. ARLES 264-279 with similar m.m. except for star instead of crescent (p. 263-264). However, all coins from this issue may be regarded as imitations. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 262, 263-264. Not listed in Ferrando. Should be listed in RIC before ARLES 286. See also: ARLES [before 286], CONSTANTINE I, UNLISTED ISSUE [P crescent AR] ARLES [before 286], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [P crescent AR] ARLES [before 286], CONSTANTIUS II, UNLISTED ISSUE [P crescent AR] ARLES [before 286], FAUSTA, UNLISTED ISSUE [P crescent AR] ARLES [before 286], CRISPUS, UNLISTED ISSUE [P crescent AR] [IRREGULAR COIN] ARLES [before 286], CONSTANTINE II, UNLISTED ISSUE [P crescent AR] [IRREGULAR COIN]

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Weight 2.90 g; diameter 20.2 mm. Coin sold on Bay Numismatics online auction 16 (lot 570) in August 2025 for EUR 550.