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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lrbguy, post: 3084066, member: 88829&quot;]<b>Constantinople (326-327)</b></p><p>Only one series, from the only two officinae that produced them. The slight differences in the appearance of the hairstyle may only be due to wear and not design.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Three braids arch front to back over combed hair and are tied up in a rounded queue at the back of the neck. Tight curls hang below the diadem in front. The diadem is a simple band with a single row of small dots.</p><p>RIC11 (A/CONS) 326-27</p><p>[ATTACH=full]777108[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Two braids arch front to back, otherwise as above.</p><p>RIC11 (B/CONS) 326-27</p><p>[ATTACH=full]777109[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nicomedia (324-329)Missing: RIC 95, 159</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Four series of coins were issued for Helena. Shown here are the second and third series, arranged by date. For these her hairstyle is typically crested with a line of pearls, banded or unbanded, as a diadem. Details of the diadem decoration vary. </p><p><br /></p><p>Series 2: crested with simple string of pearls as diadem. Bangs in front.</p><p>RIC129 (MNΓ) 325-26</p><p>[ATTACH=full]777110[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Series 3: crested with band of pearls as diadem. Grouped bangs in front.</p><p>RIC148 (NΔ) end326-27</p><p>[ATTACH=full]777111[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Cyzicus (324-328)</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Cyzicus issued coins for Helena in four series, shown here. </p><p><br /></p><p>Series 1: the top crest is represented by feathery strokes pointing back, as is the hair above the band of pearls, which is represented by a single string. Her hair hangs in bangs below the string of pearls</p><p>RIC28 (SMKΓ) 324-25</p><p>[ATTACH=full]777113[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Series 2: the crest appears as wisps of hair combed back. The hair above the band appears as short vertical strokes, but the band is a double row of mounted pearls. Her hair appears as horizontal waves below the band.</p><p>RIC39 (SMKA.) 325-26</p><p>[ATTACH=full]777114[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Series 3:</p><p>(at officina gamma) the top crest is represented by arched strokes pointing back, as is the hair above the band of pearls, which is represented by a single row of mounted pearls. Her hair hangs in bangs below the band of pearls</p><p>RIC49 (.SMKΓ.) 326-27 (dbl dot; off 3)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]777115[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>(at officina delta); the style is very similar to the first series: the crest is represented by strong strokes pointing back, as is the hair above the band of pearls, which is represented by a single string. Her hair hangs in bangs below the string of pearls</p><p>RIC49 (.SMKΔ.) 326-27 (dbl dot; off 4)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]777116[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Series 4: All the hair above the band of pearls is brushed back slightly, with no crest. Below a single row of mounted pearls her hair hangs in bangs.</p><p>RIC54 (SMKΓ/dot) 327-28</p><p>[ATTACH=full]777117[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>(continue to the most eastern mints)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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