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Source Description
Obverse: Bust of Helena, diademed, draped, right; solid border. Reverse: Securitas standing left, holding branch downward in right hand. This coin was issued under the authority of the emperor Constantine I (the Great) for his mother, Helena.
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Document identity
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24516
label
Coin of Helena Augusta
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Source metadata
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24516
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title
Coin of Helena Augusta
description
Obverse: Bust of Helena, diademed, draped, right; solid border. Reverse: Securitas standing left, holding branch downward in right hand. This coin was issued under the authority of the emperor Constantine I (the Great) for his mother, Helena.
provenance
Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.
date
318-319 CE (Late Antique)
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CC0
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en
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coins
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2
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import
dimensionsRaw
Max diam: 3/4 in. (1.97 cm); axis: 6:00
Source extras
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Roman
inscriptions
[Inscription
Latin; obverse] FL(avia) HELENA AVGVSTA [Translation] Flavia Helena Augusta [Inscription
Latin; reverse] SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE; in exergue
S(acra) M(oneta) T(he)S(salonica) A [Translation] Security of the Republic; the sacred mint of Thessalonica
first mint office
med
bronze; struck
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6191
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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c961e9c149478c91
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no
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2
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photo
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4d427b74ab13c946
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