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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Constantinian Era| > |Helena| > SH47516
St. Helena, Augusta, 8 November 324 - c. 330 A.D., Mother of Constantine the Great
|Helena|, |St.| |Helena,| |Augusta,| |8| |November| |324| |-| |c.| |330| |A.D.,| |Mother| |of| |Constantine| |the| |Great|, Helena gave birth to the future emperor Constantine I on 27 February of an uncertain year soon after 270 (probably around 272). At the time, she was in Naissus (Nis, Serbia). In order to obtain a wife more consonant with his rising status, Constantius divorced Helena some time before 289, when he married Theodora, Maximian's daughter under his command. (The narrative sources date the marriage to 293, but the Latin panegyric of 289 refers to the couple as already married). Helena and her son were dispatched to the court of Diocletian at Nicomedia, where Constantine grew to be a member of the inner circle. Helena never remarried and lived for a time in obscurity, though close to her only son, who had a deep regard and affection for her.
SH47516. Billon centenionalis, RIC VII Cyzicus p. 646, 28 (R3); LRBC I 1169; SRCV IV 16623; Cohen VII 12; Hunter V p. 257, 12 var. (1st officina), Choice EF, very attractive near black patina with earthen fill, 4th officina, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, weight 2.769g, maximum diameter 19.4mm, die axis 0o, 324 - 325 A.D.; obverse FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust right, wearing two strand pearl necklace; reverse SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE (security of the Republic), Securitas standing half left, branch pointed down in right, raising pallium with left, SMKΔ in exergue; scarce; SOLD










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