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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.320
People
Helena, Roman (r. 324 - 325 CE)
Title
Follis of Helena, Siscia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
328-329
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Siscia (Illyria)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/20323

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.45 g
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: FL HELENA - AVGVSTA
  • Reverse Inscription: SECVRITAS - REIPVBLICE

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC VII, 218, p. 453

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.320
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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