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    View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Late Empire| > |Aelia Flaccilla| > RL88060
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|, Aelia Flaccilla died of natural causes early in 386. Her death is mentioned by (among others) Claudian, Zosimus, Philostorgius and Joannes Zonaras. According to the Chronicon Paschale, the palatium Flaccillianum of Constantinople was named in her honor. A statue of her was placed within the Byzantine Senate.
RL88060. Bronze half centenionalis, RIC IX Antioch 64 (R), LRBC II 2744, SRCV V 20628, Cohen VIII 5, Hunter V -, EF, dark patina, nice portrait, light scratches, light earthen deposits, 5th officina, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 1.267g, maximum diameter 13.9mm, die axis 0o, 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, ANE in exergue; rare; SOLD










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