Helena

  • Wife of Constance Chlore
  • Mother of Constantinus

Nummus

SECURITAS REIPUBLICE

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Weight: 2.70 grs / 4.0 grs
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: 19 / 20
Scarcity: Common

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Bust

FL HELENA AVGVSTA

 

 

Helena diademed, bust right.

SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE

 

 

 Securitas standing to the left, lifting his robe with his left hand and lowering a branch with his right hand.

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Alexandria

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Bust
Obverse commentary
  • Portrait often pointed and long. The size of the head varies from large to small.
  • Fine diadem.
  • Necklace always double.
  • The characteristic eye of the oriental workshops
Reverse commentary
  • Unsophisticated draped
  • Branch consisting of pellets
  • The head is particularly well represented.


The style of the branch seems to be characteristic of the workshop of Alexandria and Antioch.

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Marks

A
SMAL
Numéro : 3
   SMALA
Numéro : 1
B
SMAL
Numéro : 4
I
SMAL
Numéro : 5
    SMALB
Numéro : 2
I
SMAL
Numéro : 6
II
SMAL
Numéro : 7
II
SMAL
Numéro : 8
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Numéro :

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2
1
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1

Reverse n°1 with small branch variant seems to appear only when the cron is present as a mark in the left field.

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Antioche

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Bust
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Caracteristics of the obverse for this workshop:

  • .Portraitures quite differents (see table).
  •  Tiara always wide.
  •  Single or double collar.
Reverse commentary

Caracteristics of the reverse for this workshop:

  • Sophisticated draped.
  •  Wide head.
  •  Branch made up of pellets or simple lines (see table).


The style of the reverse does not allow a certain identification of the reverse. Just like the pellet branch that we find in the workshops of Alexandria and Nicomedia.
 

 

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1
2
3
4
Reverse
1

Mints

Arelate

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Bust
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Obverse
1
2
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1

Mints

Constantinople

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Bust
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Obverse
1
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1
2

Mints

Cyzicus

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Bust
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Obverse
3
2
1
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1
2
3
4

Mints

Heraclea

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Bust
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1
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4
5
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Mints

Londinium

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Bust
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PLON
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Lugdunum

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Bust
Obverse commentary
  • Portrait still similar.
  • Tiara is always wide.
  • Necklace is always double.
Reverse commentary
  • Branch long or short but wide and thin (see table).
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PLG
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1

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Nicomedia

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Bust
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1
2
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4
5
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3

The obverse die n°2 gives us a particular graphic with a draped decorated with balls.

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Roma

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Bust
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1
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Sirmium

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Bust
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Siscia

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Bust
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1
2
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1