| Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Online Auction 198 | Silver | Auction date: 25 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 290 Price realized: 140 EUR (Approx. 151 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Aelia Flaccilla AD 383-386. Constantinople Follis Æ 21 mm, 4,44 g AEL FLACCILLA AVG, draped bust right, with elaborate headdress / SALVS REIPVBLICAE, empress standing facing, head to right, arms folded; cross to right, CONSЄ in exergue. Very Fine RIC IX 82.2. Aelia Flavia Flaccilla, a Roman empress from Hispania, wed Theodosius around 376. After his ascent to Eastern Emperor following the Battle of Adrianople in 378, Flaccilla became empress. Honored as Augusta in 379, she staunchly advocated Nicene Christianity against Arianism. Renowned for piety and charity, her union with Theodosius bore two children: Arcadius and Aelia Pulcheria, with Honorius born in 384. Tragically, Pulcheria passed away in childhood. Posthumously, Flaccilla was honored with the Flaccillian Palace in Constantinople and statues in the Senate and Antioch. Her funeral oration was delivered by Gregory of Nyssa. Emperor Theodosius I remarried Galla after her death in 386. Starting price: 50 EUR |  |
