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RIC VII, SIRMIUM [after 54], HELENA, UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND [IRREGULAR COIN]
  
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OBVERSE
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FLVELE-NAAVG [FL VELENA (sic!) AVG]; bust r., diademed, mantled, with necklace.
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REVERSE
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SECVRITAS-EIPVBLICE [SECVRITAS EIPVBLICE (sic!)]; Securitas stg. l., holding branch pointing down, raising robe with l. hand (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 750). SIRM in exergue.
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NOT IN RIC
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UNLISTED OBVERSE LEGEND. RIC lists only longer obv. legend: FL HELENA AVGVSTA. Good style, but poor lettering (note errors!). Note also a light weight. Possibly an ancient imitation.
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NOTES
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Weight 1.81 g; diameter 18 mm. Coin sold on CGB auction in November 2009 for EUR 350.
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