RIC VII, NICOMEDIA [before 69A], HELENA, UNLISTED ISSUE

OBVERSE	FLHELENA-AVGVSTA [FL HELENA AVGVSTA]; bust r., diademed, mantled, with necklace.
REVERSE	SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICAE [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE]; Securitas stg. l., lowering branch, raising robe with l. hand (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 750). SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen similar to solidus NICOMEDIA 79 (Hess 1935, Sammlung Franz Trau, lot 3589, 4.2 g), but belongs to the group of multiples. Should be listed before NICOMEDIA 69A. See also: NICOMEDIA [before 69A], HELENA, UNLISTED ISSUE

NOTES

AV medallion of 1½ solidi. Weight 6.73 g; diameter 23 mm. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 33 (lot 600) in April 2006 for CHF 70,000; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction 52 (lot 610) in October 2009 for CHF 65,000.