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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zenlib, post: 4797915, member: 108903&quot;]In chemical research there is an old saying that 2 hours in the library will save you 20 hours in the lab.&nbsp; However, I have found when you get bogged down or lazy in the library asking a pool of subject matter experts can be a great time saver.&nbsp; Thus I come to you hat in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; The story thus far.&nbsp; A couple of years ago I compiled a list of ladies whose effigy appears on Roman coins, for collecting purposes.&nbsp; I kind of forgot that I had two Helenas on the list, the first being the mother of Constantine and the second I simply have a note “Wife of Julian.”&nbsp; I have no idea what the source was of the second Helena or why I thought she was on a coin.&nbsp; I finally got around to looking into it and I seem to be journeying down a rabbit hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; I found an article by the British Numismatic Society published in 1853 and that has only made things worse.&nbsp; Apparently they were having the same problem 167 years ago that I have now.&nbsp; The article brings up a third Helena (sandwiched time wise between the two as it were) who supposedly was the wife of Crispus.&nbsp; I am still slogging through this article.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; So, my original question is:&nbsp; are there coins that “represent” these two additional Helenas?&nbsp; What I am hoping for from somebody is to point me to some more recent scholarship on the question or to something that indicates the latest established wisdom on the issue.&nbsp; I kind of hope that there have been some more recent discoveries of such coins which would clarify the issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; If I have missed something that seems obvious to you, don’t be afraid to flail me.&nbsp; I have plenty of self esteem.&nbsp; I also admit to not turning over too many rocks so far;&nbsp; I am just looking for the easy way out.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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