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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8269978, member: 80952&quot;]Only 1 Helena in my collection.</p><p>I try to add all the affordable emperors and empresses and not being a LRB specialist, Helena was missing.</p><p>Got this Helena, countless better examples are on the market but this was in the (very modest) budget I wanted to allocate for one of her coins</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1459537[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Helena. Augusta AD 324-330. Antioch</p><p>Follis Æ</p><p>19 mm, 3,71 g</p><p>From the Tareq Hani collection</p><p>RIC VII Antioch 82</p><p>Date Range: AD 327 - AD 329</p><p>Obv: FL HELENA – AVGVSTA, bust of Helena, wearing necklace and mantle, right / Rev: SECVRITAS – REIPVBLICE, Securitas, draped, standing left, raising robe with right hand and lowering branch with left hand. MintMark: -/-//•SMANTS</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1459538[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for attractive LRBs, the one I like the most is this Constans, bought in the same auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1459539[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1459540[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(real color of the coin is something in between)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constans AD 337-350. Siscia</p><p>Follis Æ</p><p>19 mm, 2,06 g</p><p>RIC VIII Siscia 232</p><p>Date Range: AD 348 - AD 350</p><p>Obv: D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG, bust of Constans, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right / Rev: FEL•TEMP•REPARATIO, Phoenix, radiate, standing right on rocky mound. Mintmark ΓSIS•</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was another LRB I wanted a lot and was very happy for winning it. Although the obverse leaves something to be desired, the reverse is in great condition and, in my opinion, one of the most artistic designs in the period.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1459541[/ATTACH]</p><p>Constantine I the Great AD 306-337. Constantinople</p><p>Follis Æ</p><p>18 mm, 3,25 g</p><p>AD 328-329</p><p>CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG, bust of Constantine I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right / CONSTANTINI-ANA DAFNE, Victory, winged, draped, seated left on cippus, head right, holding palm in each hand; before her, trophy; at foot of trophy, kneeling captive, head turned, being spurned by Victory</p><p>MintMark: A/-//CONS dot; OfficinaMark: ∈</p><p>RIC VII Constantinople 38 note[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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