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RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [before 69A], HELENA, UNLISTED ISSUE
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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). SMN in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen similar to solidus NICOMEDIA 79 (Trau Collection, plate 42, no. 3587, 4.2 g), but belongs to the group of multiples. Not listed in Depeyrot in "Les médaillons" section. Should be listed before NICOMEDIA 69A.
See also:
NICOMEDIA [before 69A], HELENA, UNLISTED ISSUE
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NOTES
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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.
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