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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     6213LG Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Helena Date Ruled:     AD 324-328 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 3 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 324-328 Diameter:     18 mm Weight:     2.60 g Obverse Legend:     FL AELENA_AVGVSTA Obverse Description:     Diademed and mantled bust right wearing a necklace Reverse Legend:     SECVRITAS_REIPVBLICA Reverse Description:     Securitas standing left, lowering branch, raising robe with left hand Exergue:     PTR● Mint Mark:     PTR● Mint:     Trier Primary Reference:     RIC unlisted Reference2:     LRBC unlisted Reference3:     SRCV 3908 Reference4:     VM 003 Photograph Credit:     Roma Numismatics Source:     http://www.romanumismatics.com Grade:     gVF Notes:     This coin presents some interesting variations: the obverse is FL AELENA_AVGVSTA intead of FL HELENA_AVGVSTA; the reverse is SECVRITAS_REIPVBLICA instead of SECVRITAS_REIPVBLICE; and the mint mark is unrecorded in RIC for this issue. Interesting to say the least, and maybe the die engraver was having a really bad day.

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