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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Africa (157) Ancient East (4671) Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) Celtic (372) Goths, Vandals (259) Greek (22306) Roman Imperial (32425) Roman Provincial (8276) Roman Republican & Imperatorial (2318) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Ancient and Medieval India (71) Ancient and Medieval Far East (10245) Central Europe and Italy (20) Eastern Europe and Scandinavia (54) Germany (30) Islamic (18) Western Europe (102) MODERN WORLD Africa (5) Asia (0) Australia and the Pacific Islands (0) Europe (17) North America (0) South America (0) COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS Ancient Imitations (444) Modern Forgeries of Ancient Coins (19) Medieval Imitations (0) Modern Forgeries of Medieval Coins (0) Modern Forgeries of Modern Coins (0)   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     74000786 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Helena Date Ruled:     AD 317-328 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 3 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 318-319 as Nobilissima Femina Weight:     3.61 g Die Axis:     7 h Obverse Legend:     HELE_NA N F Obverse Description:     Head bare, mantled bust right Reverse Legend:     Anepigraphic Reverse Description:     Laurel wreath enclosing eight-pointed star Mint Mark:     none Mint:     Thessalonica Primary Reference:     RIC VII 050 Reference2:     LRBC I, 0820 Reference3:     SRCV 3909 Reference4:     VM 002 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=97199 Notes:     Sale: Triton X, Lot: 786 Rare. The coinage of Helena as Augusta commenced with her elevation to full imperial status in AD 324 and continued until her death five years later. Preceding these issues, however, was a remarkable series struck circa AD 318 at Thessalonica on which both Helena and her daughter-in-law Fausta are accorded the lesser title of Nobilissima Femina (N F). Both ladies had borne this rank for a considerable time, Helena since her son's elevation to imperial status in 306, Fausta since her marriage to Constantine in March of the following year. The significance of this anepigraphic reverse remains uncertain, though it presumably contains some reference to divine providence and destiny.

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