(Jun 17, 2016)
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| Weight | 1.4 g | | Diameter | 15 mm | | Obverse | DIVO CONSTANTIO PIO PRINCIPI, laureate, veiled bust right | | Reverse | REQVIES OPTIMORVM MERITORVM, emperor seated left in curule chair, raising right hand and holding scepter, SIS in exergue | Divus Constantius I AE 15 mm
On the reverse of this argenteus struck in Antioch under Constantius Chlorus, the tetrarchs are sacrificing to celebrate a victory against the Sarmatians
The identification of Helena as British had previously been made by Henry of Huntingdon , but has no historical validity: Constantius had divorced Helena before he went to Britain
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