RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [after 80], HELENA, UNLISTED MINTMARK
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). SMNΔ in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED MINTMARK. Specimen similar to NICOMEDIA 80 (NAC 38, lot 236, 4.45 g) except for SMNΔ in exergue instead of SMNΓ. Should be listed after NICOMEDIA 80.
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NOTES
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Solidus. Weight 4.51 g. Coin sold on Aureo & Calicó auction "Imagines Imperatorum" (lot 321) in February 2012 for EUR 79,000; sold on Aureo & Calicó auction 300 (lot 200) in November 2017 for EUR 55,000.
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