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RIC VII, CYZICUS 28, HELENA, GILDED Æ [IRREGULAR COIN]
  
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OBVERSE
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FLHELENA-AVGVSTA [FL HELENA AVGVSTA]; bust r., diademed, mantled, with necklace.
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REVERSE
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SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICAE [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE]; Securitas stg. l., lowering branch, raising robe with l. hand (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 750). SMKΔ in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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GILDED Æ. Specimen similar to CYZICUS 28 except for gilding. Apparently an anciet forgery (faked solidus?).
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NOTES
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Weight 3.12 g; diameter 19 mm. Coin sold on Roma Numismatics eSale 90 (lot 1359) in November 2021 for GBP 190.
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