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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.60.45.133
People
Aelia Flaccilla Augusta
Title
Coin of Aelia Flaccilla Augusta, wife of Theodosius I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
378-383
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/141764

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.25 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: SALVS REI-PVBLICAE

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC IX, 55, p. 226

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of W.C. Burriss Young
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.60.45.133
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of Aelia Flaccilla r., draped with elaborate headdress, necklace, and mantle.
Reverse: Victory seated r. on throne, writing christogram on shield held on small column. CONE in exergue.

Verification Level

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