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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 2220738, member: 42634&quot;]well, i had heard many things about helena, mother of constantine the great.&nbsp; i knew she was a saint.&nbsp; i knew according to legend she found the true cross.&nbsp; i did not know, she was a crazy cat lady.&nbsp; this article is worth reading...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-holy-monastery-of-saint-nicholas-of-the-cats.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-holy-monastery-of-saint-nicholas-of-the-cats.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-holy-monastery-of-saint-nicholas-of-the-cats.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>if you don&#039;t want to read it...<b>she commanded a 1,000 cat invasion of cyprus.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>yes...i&#039;m serious.</p><p><br /></p><p>is it a true story?&nbsp; i don&#039;t know, but it isn&#039;t...it should be.</p><p><br /></p><p>anyway,&nbsp; here is my new coin of helena.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/helenasecuritasD_zpsjjkkppgk.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/helenasecuritasD_zpsjjkkppgk.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/helenasecuritasD_zpsjjkkppgk.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">Helena, Mother of Constantine I. AE Follis, 325-330 AD </font></p><p>O: FL HELENA AVGVSTA, Pearl-diademed and mantled bust right, wearing necklace. R:SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing left, holding branch pointing down; ∙ΓSIS in ex., Siscia mint, RIC 204. 20 mm, 2.6g</p><p><br /></p><p>my collection of roman ladies is pretty weak, and a bronze of this lady has been pretty high on my list.&nbsp; this one was hard to get a pic of, gave up and used the sellers.&nbsp; edited, but can&#039;t get the color quite right. it&#039;s has nice smooth dark green surfaces (except the patch on the reverse).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>also,i didn&#039;t know she was still hanging around. this may be helena&#039;s skull at a cathedral in trier.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://nobility.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/441px-CaputSHelenae_0578a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>is it true?&nbsp; i don&#039;t know, but if it isn&#039;t...it should be.</p><p><br /></p><p>feel free to post your coins of helena, and any pictures of your cats.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.mybs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tumblr_lvz63pc7oK1qeazc8o1_500.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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