Roman Bronze Coin – Empress Helena (about 1,700 years old) – Mother of Constantine the Great & Early Christian Empress – NGC Certified

Saint Helena AE3 Bronze (324-337 AD) — True Cross Discoverer NGC Certified

This NGC certified bronze AE3 honors Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great — the woman who rose from humble origins to discover the True Cross and build Christianity's holiest sites.

Coin Design

• Obverse: Helena portrait with diadem + imperial dress, Latin titles

• Reverse: Pax (Peace) or Securitas (Security) personifications

Technical Specifications

• Material: Late Roman bronze

• Denomination: AE3 classification

• Certification: NGC authenticated

• Date: 324-337 AD — Constantine's sole reign

Extraordinary Life Story

• Humble origins (tavern keeper's daughter?) to Augusta

• Age 80 Holy Land pilgrimage — found True Cross of crucifixion

• Built Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem

• Established imperial Christian patronage tradition

• Elevated Jerusalem as pilgrimage center for centuries

Christian History Cornerstone

Helena's discoveries shaped medieval worship, Byzantine policy, and Christian holy site tradition — from tavern to True Cross in one lifetime.

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