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ID number: BIRBI-LR0300 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Aelia Flaccilla; Theodosius I; Alexandria Denomination: Follis Place made: Africa: Egypt, Lower Egypt, Alexandria Culture: Late Roman Date made: 383-388 Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 2.43 Weight (g): 5.03 Axis (degrees): 315.00 Provenance: Haines 1357. A. H. Baldwin, 1931. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Aelia Flaccilla, facing r. draped, with elaborate head-dress, necklaced. Reverse: Empress folding her arms.
Inscriptions: Obverse: AEL FLAC CILLΔ ΛVC (Aelia Flaccilla Augusta). Reverse: SALVS REI PV□LICAE (health of the Republic). Mint mark: ALE B (Alexandria 2).
Bibliography: RIC IX 17
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