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This medium-sized bronze coin (AE2 size designation) was issued in honor of Aelia Flacilla, wife of Emperor Theodosius I and the first empress of the Theodosian dynasty. As imperial consort, her image on coinage helped legitimize the new dynasty and promote Christian imperial values.
Coin Description:
Front side: Portrait of Empress Aelia Flacilla wearing an elaborate headdress and imperial regalia, with her name and title "AELIA FLACILLA AUGUSTA" around the edge
Back side: Likely depicts either the empress in an attitude of prayer, a personification of Christian virtue, or Victory inscribing a shield
Technical Details:
Bronze composition (copper alloy)
AE2 denomination (medium-sized bronze coin)
NGC certified (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation)
Minted between approximately 379-386 CE in various imperial mints
Condition: Certified by NGC, specific grade not provided
Historical Significance: This coin represents the growing importance of imperial women and Christianity in late Roman imperial ideology. Aelia Flacilla was celebrated for her piety and charitable works, embodying the new Christian imperial ideal that Theodosius promoted throughout the empire. As mother of future emperors Arcadius and Honorius, she also represented dynastic continuity during a time when Theodosius was working to consolidate power after years of political instability.
The coins shown are representative examples of the grade and type, but not the actual specimens for sale. For details on NGC’s grading standards and definitions, please refer to our NGC Grading page.
This medium-sized bronze coin (AE2 size designation) was issued in honor of Aelia Flacilla, wife of Emperor Theodosius I and the first empress of the Theodosian dynasty. As imperial consort, her image on coinage helped legitimize the new dynasty and promote Christian imperial values.
Coin Description:
Front side: Portrait of Empress Aelia Flacilla wearing an elaborate headdress and imperial regalia, with her name and title "AELIA FLACILLA AUGUSTA" around the edge
Back side: Likely depicts either the empress in an attitude of prayer, a personification of Christian virtue, or Victory inscribing a shield
Technical Details:
Bronze composition (copper alloy)
AE2 denomination (medium-sized bronze coin)
NGC certified (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation)
Minted between approximately 379-386 CE in various imperial mints
Condition: Certified by NGC, specific grade not provided
Historical Significance: This coin represents the growing importance of imperial women and Christianity in late Roman imperial ideology. Aelia Flacilla was celebrated for her piety and charitable works, embodying the new Christian imperial ideal that Theodosius promoted throughout the empire. As mother of future emperors Arcadius and Honorius, she also represented dynastic continuity during a time when Theodosius was working to consolidate power after years of political instability.
