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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Late Empire| > |Aelia Flaccilla| > RL57174
Aelia Flaccilla, Augusta 19 January 379 - 386 A.D., Wife of Theodosius I
|Aelia| |Flaccilla|, |Aelia| |Flaccilla,| |Augusta| |19| |January| |379| |-| |386| |A.D.,| |Wife| |of| |Theodosius| |I|, The Christogram (also called a Monogramma Christi or Chrismon) is a ligature of Chi (X) and Rho (P), the first two letters of Christ in Greek. It was among the earliest symbols of Christianity. The crucifix was rarely used in early Christian iconography, perhaps because most people then had personally witnessed its gruesome use for public execution.
RL57174. Bronze maiorina, RIC IX Antioch 61.3 (R), LRBC II 2747, SRCV V 20616, Cohen VIII 4, VF, 5th officina, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 6.202g, maximum diameter 22.5mm, die axis 0o, c. 25 Aug 383 - 386 A.D.; obverse AEL FLACCILLA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, wearing earring, necklace and elaborate mantle, hair in plait up the back and top of head; reverse SALVS REIPVBLICAE (health of the Republic), Victory seated right inscribing Christogram on shield set on cippus, T right, ANTΕ exergue; rare; SOLD










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