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RIC VII, CYZICUS 49, HELENA, MINTMARK VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

   

OBVERSE

FLHELENA-AVGVSTA [FL HELENA 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). •SMKΔ in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

MINTMARK VARIETY. Specimen similar to CYZICUS 49 except for absence of second dot in m.m. Possibly an engraver's error or blocked die. Note, however, that authenticity of this coin could be disputed.

NOTES

Weight 4.33 g. From VCoins (Aegean Numismatics).


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski