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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     74000805 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Aelia Flaccilla Date Ruled:     AD 379-388 Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Siliqua Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 383-388 Weight:     2.10 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG Obverse Description:     Mantled bust right, with draped with elaborate head-dress and necklace Reverse Legend:     Chi-Rho Reverse Description:     Laurel wreath enclosing Chi-Rho Exergue:     CONS● Mint Mark:     CONS● Mint:     Constantinople Primary Reference:     RIC IX 078 Reference2:     RSC 008f Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=97218 Grade:     Good VF, toned, minor porosity, light cleaning marks, flan flaw on reverse Notes:     Sale: Triton X, Lot: 805 Extremely rare. From the Marc Poncin Collection. Ex Gemini I (11 January 2005), lot 479.Flaccilla’s siliquae are among the rarest. The BM is the only major museum collection with an example, and there are none in the ANS. Although one was present in the collection of Sir Arthur Evans (Ars Classica XVII, lot 1932), there were none in the Mazzini, Trau, Bement, Jameson, Guerin, Heynen, or Echt collections.

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