Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 2
Mail Bid Lot: 479

ROMAN EMPIRE: Aelia Flaccilla, wife of Theodosius I. Ca. 
AD 383-388. AR siliqua (2.10 gm).

Constantinople, ca. AD 
383-388. AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG, draped bust right / 
Christogram in wreath, CONS. in exergue. RIC 78 (R4). 
Cohen 8 var. (Rollin, 400 Fr.). RSC 8f. Extremely rare. 
Good very fine 

Silver coins of this empress are virtually unobtainable. 
Cohen, apparently knew of no specimens in museum 
collections. Since then, the British Museum has acquired 
one, illustrated in RIC IX, pl. xii, 14. H.J. Berk photofile 
contains only one silver coin of Flaccilla, with a different 
reverse type, Ars Classica XVII, (Evans) 1934, lot 1982. 
There is none in Glasgow, and neither Trau nor Mazzini 
possessed one. 
Estimated Value: $ 3,000 

...Sold for $3,750 USD [ approx 2850 EUR, 1987.5 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).