| Helena, Augusta 8 November 324 - 328 to 330 A.D. |  |
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|   | Helena considered a saint by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, famed for her piety. Her feast day as a saint of the Orthodox Christian Church is celebrated with her son on May 21, the "Feast of the Holy Great Sovereigns Constantine and Helen, Equal to the Apostles." Her feast day in the Roman Catholic Church falls on August 18. Her feast day in the Coptic Orthodox Church is on 9 Pashons. Eusebius records the details of her pilgrimage to Palestine and other eastern provinces (though not her discovery of the True Cross). She is the patron saint of new discoveries. |
| RL42922. Bronze AE 3, RIC VII 82, VF, weight 3.269 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch mint, 328 - 329 A.D.; obverse FL HELENA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, ladder-shaped diadem; reverse SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing half left, branch pointed down in right, raising pallium with left, SMANTA in ex; very rare (RIC R5); $65.00 (€53.95) |
| RL42692. Silvered AE 3/4, RIC VIII 34, gVF, weight 1.654 g, maximum diameter 15.1 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople mint, 337-340 A.D.; obverse FL IVL HEL-ENAE AVG, diademed and mantled bust right wearing necklace; reverse PAX PVBLICA, Pax standing left, branch in right, scepter in left, CONSE in ex; scarce; $50.00 (€41.50) |
| 29307. Bronze AE 3, RIC VII 481, Choice EF, weight 2.346 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 180o, Trier mint, 326 A.D.; obverse FL HELENA AVGVSTA, draped bust right; reverse SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing half left, branch pointed down in right, raising pallium with left, STR and dot over crescent in exergue; sharp strike, nice patina, full circles centering, small edge defect; SOLD |
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