RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [before 69A], HELENA, UNLISTED ISSUE

OBVERSE	FLHELENA-AVGVSTA [FL HELENA AVGVSTA]; bust r., diademed, mantled, with necklace.
REVERSE	SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICAE [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE]; Securitas stg. l., lowering branch, raising robe with l. hand (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 750). SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen similar to solidus NICOMEDIA 79 (Hess 1935, Sammlung Franz Trau, lot 3589, 4.2 g), but belongs to the group of multiples. Should be listed before NICOMEDIA 69A. See also: NICOMEDIA [before 69A], HELENA, UNLISTED ISSUE

NOTES

AV medallion of 2 solidi. Weight 9.02 g. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 84 (lot 1212) in May 2015 for CHF 300,000.