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HELENA, 325–329 AD
Metal: Bronze (AE), Follis
Weight: 2.44 g
Diameter: 19.76 mm
Mint: Antioch (SMANTS = Sacra Moneta Antiochensis)
Reference: RIC 80
Condition: Very Fine
Obverse
Legend: FL HELENA AVGVSTA
Image: Bust of Helena, in right profile, wearing a cloak and necklace.
Reverso
Legend: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE ("The security of the State")
Image: The personification of Securitas, dressed in a robe (draped), standing to the left, raising the cloak with the right hand and lowering a branch with the left.
Historical and symbolic commentary
Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine the Great, was a key figure in early Christianity and later venerated as a saint. She attained the title of Augusta in 325 AD, possibly as part of the ideological consolidation of the Constantinian dynasty and its new imperial order.
The image on this coin portrays Helena as a symbol of stability and political security for the Empire ("Securitas Reipublicae"). The branch she carries can be interpreted as a sign of both peace and prosperity under her influence.
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