ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL Aelia Flacilla (379-386). Aureus ND (383-386), Constantinople, 2nd office. Av. AEL FLAC - CILLA AVG. Bust diademed, draped and cuirassed, right, with elaborate headdress and pearl necklace. Rv. SALVS REI - PVBLICAE (office) / CONOB. Victory seated on her throne, right, inscribing a Christogram on a shield resting on a small column. RIC.72 - RIC.IX.48 ; Gold - 4,49 g - 21 mm - 6 h From a sale CNG 40, 4 December 1996, No. 1804 then Bank Leu 77, 11 May 2000, No. 713 then Chaponnière and Firmenich SA 8 sale, 5 July 2017, No. 70. NGC MS* 5/5 4/5 edge mark (6826980-003). Of clear strike on a broad flan, perfectly centred. With a very nice bust of the Empress. Only minimal marks barely browning the fields. Almost corner flower. Aelia Flaccilla was of Spanish origin, like her husband, the Emperor Theodosius, whom she followed to Constantinople and bore two sons who were to succeed him at the head of the future empires of the East and West: Arcadius and then, six years later, Honorius. She was the first empress since Helena, Fausta and Theodora to be depicted on coins, thus glorifying her commitment to Christianity. Pious and generous towards the poor, she was a role model for Roman and Byzantine princesses in the centuries that followed. ローマ帝国 アエリア・フラッキラ (379-386年) アウレウス金貨 年号不明 (383-386年) コンスタンティノープル 第2造幣所 表面：「AEL FLAC - CILLA AVG」 念入りに仕上げた髪型に冠、真珠の首飾り、ドレープを巻いた甲冑姿の右向き胸像 裏面：「SALVS REI - PVBLICAE (造幣所) / CONOB」 王座に腰掛け、小さな支柱に盾を置いてクリストグラムを刻む勝利の女神の右向き座像 RIC.72 - RIC.IX.48; Gold - 4.49 g - 21 mm - 6 h. 来歴： Bank Leu オークション77, 2000/11/7, no. 713 Chaponnière & Firmenich SAオークション 8, 2017/7/5, no. 70 NGC MS* 5/5 4/5 edge mark 大きめの円形 (えんぎょう/プランシェ)にズレのない鮮明な打刻 大変見事な皇后の胸像 ごく小さなアタリでわずかに褐色に色付くフィールド 準完全未使用 アエリア・フラキッラは、夫テオドシウス帝と同じくスペイン出身で、夫に従いコンスタンティノープルに移り住みました。そこで、後の東ローマ帝国と西ローマ帝国の統治者となる二人の息子、アルカディウス、その6年後にホノリウスを産みました。アエリアは、ヘレナ、ファウスタ、テオドラに続いて、貨幣に肖像が刻まれた皇后です。キリスト教への献身も称えられています。敬虔で、貧しい人々に対して寛大であった彼女は、後世のローマ帝国とビザンチン帝国の王女たちの模範となりました。 ROMAN EMPIRE Aelia Flacilla (379-386). Aureus ND (383-386), Constantinople, 2nd mint. Obverse: AEL FLAC - CILLA AVG. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust, right, with elaborate headdress and pearl necklace. Reverse: SALVS REI - PVBLICAE (mint) / CONOB. Victory seated on her throne, right, inscribing a Christogram on a shield placed on a small column. RIC.72 - RIC.IX.48; Gold - 4.49 g - 21 mm - 6 h. From a Bank Leu 77 auction, 11 May 2000, no. 713, then a Chaponnière et Firmenich SA 8 auction, 5 July 2017, no. 70 NGC MS* 5/5 4/5 edge mark. Sharp strike on a large, perfectly centred planchet. With a very fine bust of the Empress. Only slight marks barely bruise the fields. Almost Uncirculated. Aelia Flaccilla was of Spanish origin, like her husband, Emperor Theodosius, whom she followed to Constantinople and bore two sons who would succeed him as rulers of the future Eastern and Western Empires: Arcadius and, six years later, Honorius. She was the first empress since Helena, Fausta and Theodora to be depicted on coins, thus glorifying her attachment to Christianity. Pious and generous towards the poor, she was a model for Roman and Byzantine princesses for centuries to come. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.