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RIC VII, NICOMEDIA 129/131, HELENA, HYBRID [FORGERY]
  
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OBVERSE
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FLHELENA-AVGVSTA [FL HELENA AVGVSTA]; bust r., diademed, mantled, with necklace [NICOMEDIA 129].
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REVERSE
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SPESREI-PVBLICAE [SPES REIPVBLICAE]; Empress stg. to front, looking l., head veiled; two children in her arms. MNA in exergue [NICOMEDIA 131].
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NOT IN RIC
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HYBRID. Obverse NICOMEDIA 129 with reverse NICOMEDIA 131. But note that this coin belongs to the group of highly deceptive forgeries. See also CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 690.
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NOTES
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Weight 3.30 g; diameter 20 mm. Coin sold on eBay (Numismatik Lanz) in November 2011 for EUR 77.89.
Other specimens:
- sold on eBay (Numismatik Lanz) in June 2019 for EUR 124; sold on eBay (Numismatik Lanz) in July 2019 for EUR 80; weight 2.83 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture];
- sold on Savoca Numismatik 16th blue auction (lot 1825) in February 2019 for EUR 110; weight 3.28 g; diameter 19 mm [click for picture].
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