Roman Imperial
Aelia Flaccilla (379-388, wife of Theodosius I), Follis 383-388, Constantinople mint
Obverse: diademed and draped bust right
AEL FLACCILLA AVG
Reverse: Empress standing facing, arms folded over chest, cross to right, CONSЄ in exerque
SALVS REIPVBLICAE
Weight 6.97 g
Aelia Flaccilla the first wife of Theodosius the Great, born in Spain, daughter of Antonius, prefect of Gaul, she was celebrated for her piety, and for her benevolence to the poor. Arcadius and Honorius were her sons by the above named emperor, who married her before his accession to the imperial throne. She died in Thrace, AD 388. Her brass coins are of the lowest degree of rarity, her gold and silver most rare.
