RIC VII, THESSALONICA [after 146], HELENA, UNLISTED ISSUE

OBVERSE	FLHELENA-AVGVSTA [FL HELENA AVGVSTA]; bust r, diademed, mantled, with necklace.
REVERSE	SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICE [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE]; Securitas stg. l., holding branch pointing down, raising robe with l. hand (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 750). SMTS in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen similar to solidus THESSALONICA 149 (CNG, Mail Bid Sale 57, lot 1420, 4.30 g) but distinctly heavier. Should be listed after THESSALONICA 146.

NOTES

AV medallion of 1½ solidi. Weight 6.60 g; diameter 22.5-23.5 mm. From: Miloje Vasić, Vladislav Popović, "Un trésor de monnaies d'or de Sirmium", Mélanges de l'école française de Rome. Antiquité 1975, no. 1, p. 428, no. 11.