RIC VII, NICOMEDIA 95, HELENA, UNLISTED OFFICINA S

OBVERSE	FLHELENA-AVGVSTA [FL HELENA AVGVSTA]; bust r., diademed, mantled, with necklace.
REVERSE	SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICE [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE]; Securitas stg. l., lowering branch, raising robe with l. hand (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 750). SMNS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED OFFICINA - S. RIC lists only officinae Γ and Δ (p. 615). See also Bruun's footnote: "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".

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Weight 3.06 g; diameter 18 mm. Sold on Wójcicki auction 13 (lot 10264) in March 2024 for EUR 43.