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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 8269191, member: 96898&quot;]Here is my latest acquisition, a late Roman bronze coin minted at Trier under Constantine the Great. It shows the emperor&#039;s mother Helena. Christian tradition credits Helena with discovering the True Cross during a journey to Jerusalem in 327 and arranging for the construction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. She is revered as a saint.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1459315[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Helena, Roman Empire, AE3, 327–328 AD, Trier mint. Obv: FL HELENA AVGVSTA; bust of Helena, wearing necklace and mantle, r. Rev: SECVRITAS REIBUBLICE; Securitas, draped, standing l., raising robe with r. hand and lowering branch with l. hand, in exergue, PTRE. 19mm, 2.88g. Ref: RIC VII Treveri 508. </font></p><p><br /></p><p>I paid more for this coin than I would usually consider fair for an LRB. Can you see why?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Please post your coins of Helena and/or exceptionally attractive late Roman bronze coins!</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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