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005a. Helena Antioch SECVRITAS REIPVBLICERIC VII Antioch 67 R4
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405a. HelenaFlavia Iulia Helena, also known as Saint Helena, Saint Helen, Helena Augusta, and Helena of Constantinople, (c.248 - c.329) was the first wife of Constantius Chlorus, and the mother of Emperor Constantine I. She is traditionally credited with finding the relics of the True Cross.
Many legends surround her. She was allegedly the daughter of an innkeeper. Her son Constantine renamed the city of Drepanum on the Gulf of Nicomedia as 'Helenopolis' in her honor, which led to later interpretions that Drepanum was her birthplace.
Constantius Chlorus divorced her (c.292) to marry the step-daughter of Maximian, Flavia Maximiana Theodora. Helena's son, Constantine, became emperor of the Roman Empire, and following his elevation she became a presence at the imperial court, and received the title Augusta.
She is considered by the Orthodox and Catholic churches as a saint, famed for her piety. Eusebius records the details of her pilgrimage to Palestine and other eastern provinces. She is traditionally credited (but not by Eusebius) with the finding of relics of the True Cross (q.v.), and finding the remains of the Three Wise Men, which currently reside in the Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral. 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.
At least 25 sacred wells currently exist in Britain that were dedicated to her. She is also the patron saint of Colchester.
Helena Follis. FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust right / SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas standing left, holding branch in right hand; PTR(crescent) in ex.ecoli
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Alexandria, Egypt; Constantius I Chlorus Constantius I Chlorus Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria. Year 3 = 295 AD. FL A KWNCTANTIOC K, laureate cuirassed bust right / L-G, Elpis standing left holding flower & hem of skirt.ecoli
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AllectusVIRTVS AVG with ML (for London) in the exergue. S in left field, A in right
Ric 49ecoli
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AllectusAllectus Æ Quinarius. London mint. Radiate, cuirassed bust right / Galley rowing left; QL in exergue. RIC 55ecoli
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CarausiusCarausius Æ Antoninianus. IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / PAX AVG S-P, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and scepter, ML in ex. Possibly not official
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CONSTANTIUS IFour tetrarchs sacrificing before camp-gate of six turrets
CONSTANTIUS I, as Caesar. AR Argenteus. Rome mint. Laureate head right / VICTORIA SARMET, the four tetrarchs sacrificing before camp-gate of six turrets; Z. RSC 286d.
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DiocletianDiocletian
AE Antoninianus
Date: 285 AD
Obverse: IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG - Bust right
Reverse: IOV ET HERCV CONSER AVGG Crescent * B in field - Jupiter holding globe and Hercules holding Victory, facing
Mint: Antioch
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DiocletianDiocletian AE antoninianus. Heraclea, AD 291. IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, Radiate bust right, draped / CONCORDIA MILITVM, Jupiter presents Victory on a globe to Diocletian.
RIC 284a
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Diocletian, EGYPT, AlexandriaDiocletian Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria.
DIOKLETIANOC CEB, laureate cuirassed bust right / Nike advancing right with wreath & palm, LD to right.ecoli
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GaleriusMAXIMIANVS NOB CAES
GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI
RIC VI Trier 158b C
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Helena SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE Cyzicus FL HELENA-AVGVSTA
SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICE
dot SMK delta dot
RIC VII Cyzicus 49 S
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MaxentiusMaxentius. AD 307-312. Æ Follis . Ostia mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 309-312. Laureate head right / The Dioscuri standing facing one another, each holding scepter and bridle of horse; MOSTS.ecoli
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Maximian HerculiusMaximian Herculius
DN MAXIMIANO PF S AVG
GENIO-POP ROM
RIC VI London 90
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MAXIMIANUSMAXIMIANUS AE antoninianus, Struck at Heraclea, 292-295 AD.
IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS AVG, Radiate & draped bust right.
Rev. CONCORDIA MILITVM, Jupiter presents Victory on a globe to Maximianus, HDetla between.ecoli
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Maximinus IIMaximinus II. AD 310-313. BI 17mm (17mm, 1.90 g, 5h). Treveri (Trier) mint. Struck circa AD 312-313. Radiate and draped bust left, holding mappa and globe / Sol driving facing quadriga, head left, raising hand and holding whip. RIC VI -; Failmezger 249M2. Fine, rough dark brown patina. A rare and poorly understood denomination.
From the J.S. Vogelaar Collection.
Ex-CNG
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Maximinus IIMAXIMINVS PF AVG
IOVI CONSE-RVATORI
Laureate head only,
Jupiter standing, holding ball globe and leaning on sceptre.
RIC VI Thessalonica 50a C
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Maximinus II Alexandria Maximinus II
Obv: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES
Rev: GENIO CA-ESARIS
ALE
RIC VI Alexandria 71 C
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Maximinus II Daza Heraclea GenioRIC VI Heraclea 36 C
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Maximinus II IOVI CONSERVATORI ThessalonicaMaximinus II RIC VI Thessalonica 50a C
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Maximinus II IOVI CONSERVATORI ThessalonicaThessalonica
Thessalonica was located at the intersection of two major Roman roads, one leading from Italy eastward (Ignatia Way) and the other from the Danube to the Aegean. Thessalonica’s location and use as a port made it a prominent city. In 168 B.C. it became the capital of the second district of Macedonia and later it was made the capital and major port of the whole Roman province of Macedonia (146 B.C.). In 42 B.C., after the battle at Philippi, Thessalonica was made a free city.
Very little has been uncovered at ancient Thessalonica because Thessaloniki sits atop the remains. The area pictured above and at right was formerly a bus station; when it was moved in 1962, this 1st or 2nd century A.D. forum was revealed. Excavators found a bathhouse and mint dating to the 1st century A.D. below pavement surrounding an odeum. An inscription (30 B.C. to 143 A.D.) from the Vardar gate bears the word politarches, the word Luke used in reference to the officials of the city before whom Jason was brought by the mob (Acts 17:6). The word does not appear in any other Greek literature but does match the archaeology of the site.
Paul (with Silas and Timothy) came to Thessalonica from Philippi on his second missionary journey, stopping in Amphipolis and Apollonia before arriving here (Acts 17). He preached in the city’s synagogue, the chief synagogue of the region, for at least three weeks. His ministry was strong, and he established a Jewish-Gentile church, although it was more heavily Gentile (1 Thes. 1:9). When Paul faced great persecution at the hands of the mob, he fled to Berea, but Thessalonians eventually forced him to leave there also (Acts 17:13-14).
IMP C MAXIMINVS PF AVG
IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG NN
dot TS dot B dot
RIC VI Thessalonica 61a
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The DioscuriIn Greek mythology, Castor (or Kastor) and Pollux (sometimes called Polydeuces) were the twin sons of Leda and the brothers of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. They are known as the Gemini, Latin for twins. According to Liddell and Scott's Lexicon, kastor is Greek for "beaver", and poludeukeis means "very sweet".
Polydeuces was a powerful boxer, and Castor a great horseman.
In Roman mythology, Castor was venerated much more often than Polydeuces. He was known as Castore.
When Theseus and Pirithous kidnapped their sister Helen and carried her off to Aphidnae, the twins rescued her and counter-abducted Theseus' mother, Aethra. They also accompanied Jason on the Argo; during the voyage, Polydeuces killed King Amycus in a boxing match.
When Astydameia, queen of Iolcus, offended Peleus, the twins assisted him in ravaging her country.
Castor and Polydeuces abducted and married Phoebe and Hilaeira, the daughters of Leucippus. In return, Idas and Lynceus, nephews of Leucippus (or rival suitors), killed Castor. Polydeuces was granted immortality by Zeus, and further persuaded Zeus to share his gift with Castor. (In some accounts, only Polydeuces was fathered by Zeus, while Leda and her husband Tyndareus conceived Castor. This explains why only Polydeuces was granted immortality.) Accordingly, the two spend alternate days as gods on Olympus and as deceased mortals in Hades.
Their festival was on July 15. They had their own temple in the Roman Forum: see Temple of Castor and Pollux.
Compare with Amphion and Zethus of Thebes, with Romulus and Remus of Rome, the Alcis of Germanic Mythology and with the Asvins of Vedic Mythology. Some have supposed a general Indo-European origin for the myth of the divine twins.
The constellation Gemini is said to represent these twins, and its brightest stars Castor and Pollux (α and β Geminorum) are named for them. There are also ancient sources which identify them with the morning and evening stars
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