Augusta, A,D, 324-330(?)
(Bronze) AE3
Trier mint, A.D. 327-329
Obv: FL HELENA AVGVSTA
Rev: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE - Securitas, standing left, holding downward branch and raising pallium
•STRE in exergue
RIC 515
19mm, 3.2g
St. Helena was the first wife of Constantius I "Chlorus" and the mother of Constantine the Great. She was born an inn-keeper's daughter and eventually became cannonized, mainly because of her pilgrimages to the Holy Lands and her tireless efforts to establish several important early Christian Churches.
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