Cult of St Helen vs cult of the Holy Cross--near-mutually exclusive distributions in England: https://web.archive.org/web/20050204202235/http://www.le.ac.uk/elh/grj1/origins.html …pic.twitter.com/N1Q4zTBLMJ
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More on Cynethryth, Queen of Mercia: http://inpress.lib.uiowa.edu/Feminae/DetailsPage.aspx?Feminae_ID=31822 …. Link between H+C coins def more convincing than one to contemp Byz coins IMO :)
Further poss Mercia/St Helen(a) links incl St Helen dedications at key sites, incl Gumley, Offa's royal council site.pic.twitter.com/9eynJ9Yhem
@lambandflag99 There are so many St Helen dedications, but those outside 'core zone' are def of particular interest from a this perspective!
@lambandflag99 but just about within the outer core zone that Jones defines: poss part of underlying, early Elen etc tradition??
@lambandflag99 lol, sorry! The second article by Jones I tweeted is a readable summary if want more on St Helen in Britain :-)
Gumley also location for Æthelbald's synod, 749. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumley & http://www.ni.rs/byzantium/doc/zbornik/Pdf-II/Graham%201.pdf …. Gumley images: http://www.rutlandchurches.co.uk/#/gumley-church-leicestershire/4542590638 …
For clarity, nos 1+4 are coins of Cynethryth, nos 2+3 are coins of Helena--compare esp hair/face on nos 1+2 and clothing on nos 1+3 :)
What about the similarities with the empress Faustina Senior as depicted on this denarius? @caitlinrgreenpic.twitter.com/cKcBVHCucH
@BritNumSoc oh, interestingly close! Thanks :) Several models been proposed, ofc, & whilst St Helena fits politically etc, that is nice :)
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