Nummus - Helena SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE; Alexandria
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Constantine I (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) (306-337)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 327-328 |
| Value | Nummus / Follis (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.29 g |
| Diameter | 19.00 mm |
| Thickness | 1.80 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 318500 |
| References | RIC VII# 48 Patrick Magnus Bruun; 1966. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 7. Constantine I – Licinius (AD 313–337). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.7.alex.48Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Helena right, diademed, wearing mantle and double-row necklace.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FL HELENA AVGVSTA
Translation: Flavia Helena Augusta: The august Flavia Helena.
Reverse
Securitas standing left, draped, raising robe with right hand and lowering branch with left hand; wreath in left field, mintmark in exergue, officina mark in right field.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE
Translation: Securitas Reipublicae: the safety of the State.
Mint
| SMAL | Alexandria (ancient), Egypt (332 BC - 476 AD) |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (327-328) SMAL A | 1st officina | ||||||||||||||
| ND (327-328) SMAL B | 2nd officina | ||||||||||||||
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