Helena (mother of Constantine I) BI Nummus. London, AD 324-325. FL HELENA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust to right / SECVRITAS REI PVBLICE, Securitas standing to left, lowering branch and raising pallium; PLON in exergue. RIC VII 299; C&T 10.02.009; RML 1127 (this coin - forthcoming). 3.02g, 20mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine. Very Rare; exceptional quality for the issue - the finest of only 10 examples auctioned since 1997.
This coin published in K. Elks, The Roman Mint of London (London: London Ancient Coins Ltd) (forthcoming);
From the collection of a Romanophile;
Ex David Miller Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XXIII, 24 March 2022, lot 652 (hammer: £2,200).