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Helena Ae3, Securitas Rev. / Cyzicus Or Heraclea Mint?

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An impulse bid, since (Saint) Helena is both a rather interesting historical figure and one for whom I had no coins. A bit surprised that I won the auction, but seller's photos are small and low quality, so that may be a contributing factor.

AE3 - Helena.

I am having trouble discerning from these pics if this is a Heraclea or Cyzicus mint. It looks like SMH (Epsilon) or SMK (Epsilon) to me. I am leaning towards Heraclea since the Cyzicus AE's I have seen tend to have a dot in the right reverse field or before the S in the mintmark.

Coin is 19mm and 2.6g per seller.

Obverse: FL HELENA AVGVSTA
Draped and diademed bust facing right with necklace

Reverse: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE
Securitas standing left, holding branch in right hand and raising hem of robe with left hand

In ex: SMK(Epsilon) or SMH(Epsilon)?

Obverse has a small spot on her right shoulder that gives me a bit of pause...

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11/06/2017 01:15 am
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 Posted 11/05/2017  10:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Very nice detail on that coin.
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 Posted 11/06/2017  12:11 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Biancasdad to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nice coin paralyse.

Imho, the mint mark is SMHepsilon. The bust style looks Heraclean as well
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I agree , Sacra Moneta Heracleae , 5th officina . albert
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 Posted 11/06/2017  08:16 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add moxking to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Wonderful choice. Nice strike and details.
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 Posted 11/13/2017  11:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add paralyse to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Seller's pictures were a crime, this beauty has a reddish brown luster completely absent from these photos. Definitely Heraclea. With the sharp strike, and the luster, I'd put her at an easy XF.
These pictures I took are actually a bit light in color.

Weight is 2.4g.


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Wow, nice example... your photos show off the patina much better, I am sure it would have been a pleasant surprise in hand.
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