Nummus - Helena PAX PVBLICA; with cross; Treveri
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Constantine II (337-340)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 337-340 |
| Value | Nummus / Follis (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 1.64 g |
| Diameter | 15.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 139771 |
| References | RIC VIII# 42 John P. C. Kent; 1981. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 8. The Family of Constantine I (AD 337–364). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Helena, hair elaborately dressed, wearing ornamental mantle and necklace, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FL IVL HE-LENAE AVG
Unabridged legend: Flavia Iulia Helenae Augusta.
Translation: Flavia Julia Helena, empress.
Reverse
Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand.
Cross in left field.
Mintmark and officina in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PA-X PV-BLICA
+
Unabridged legend: Pax Publica.
Translation: The peace of the State.
Mint
| TR | Augusta Treverorum / Treveri, modern-day Trier, Germany |
Comments
These types of reverses issued in Trier are characterized by the following caesura:
- PA-X PV-BLICA
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (337-340) | 1st Officina (TRP) | 69% | |||||||||||||
| ND (337-340) | 2nd Officina (TRS) | 31% | |||||||||||||
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