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 r. hand. SMN in exergue.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Specimen similar to solidus NICOMEDIA 79 (p. 613), but belongs to the group of multiples. Coin should be listed before NICOMEDIA 69A.

NOTES

AV medallion of 1½ solidi. Weight 6.73 g; diameter 23 mm. Coin sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction in April 2006 for $54,285; sold on Numismatica Ars Classica auction in October 2009 for CHF 65,000.