
RIC VII, NICOMEDIA 159, HELENA, ENGRAVER'S ERROR
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-REIPVBLICE [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE]; Securitas stg. l., lowering branch, raising robe with l. hand (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 750). SMN (sic!) in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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ENGRAVER'S ERROR. Coin similar to NICOMEDIA 159 except for unusual m.m. without officina letter. Probably an engraver's error. Could be also regarded as an imitation.
See also Bruun's footnote to NICOMEDIA 95: "The attribution of the Helena coins to the two SMNA series [i.e. NICOMEDIA 95 and NICOMEDIA 159] is difficult, but in accordance with Voetter [...] the author has reffered the diadem consisting of a single pearl string to the earlier series" (p. 615).
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NOTES
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Weight 3.59 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on eBay in August 2008 for USD 12.50.
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