Description
Helena (324 – 328/330 AD). AE4, Treveri mint, 337-340 AD. FL IVL HELENAE AVG; diademed and draped bust right / PAX PVBLICA; Pax standing left holding branch in right hand and scepter in left, cross in left field, TRS in ex.
Helena; AE4 Treveri; Pax – with cross!
90,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE16 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,32 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RIC 42; C 5 |
| Commentary: | one of the earliest depictions of typical Latin cross; grey patina, some deposits on reverse |
Historical Context
Helena, probably by order of Constantine, was the first "relic hunter", searching the Near East for the artefacts of Judean and Christian religion and allegedly discovering the True Cross in Jerusalem.
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