Aelia Flacilla Roman AE2 (AD 356–386) NGC

Own a certified Roman bronze AE2 of Aelia Flacilla (AD 356–386), authenticated and slabbed by NGC. This coin honors a deeply influential empress whose life and legacy helped shape the Christian imperial court of Late Antiquity.

Born in Hispania, Aelia Flacilla became the wife of Theodosius the Great, one of Rome’s last truly unifying emperors. She was also the mother of two future emperors: Arcadius, who ruled the Eastern Empire, and Honorius, who reigned in the West. Her role as imperial consort during Theodosius’s reign placed her at the heart of one of the most consequential periods in Roman and Christian history.

Aelia Flacilla was known for her strong Christian faith and personal humility. The 5th-century bishop and historian Theodoret preserved one of her most famous declarations: “To distribute money belongs to the imperial dignity, but I offer up for the imperial dignity itself personal service to the Giver.” Her piety and charitable nature earned her widespread admiration.

She was also honored architecturally in Constantinople, where the Palatium Flaccillianum bore her name — a rare distinction for a Roman empress.

Bronze AE2 coins of Aelia Flacilla typically feature her diademed and draped bust on the obverse, while reverses often depict symbols of imperial piety, familial continuity, or divine protection — fitting for a woman celebrated both as empress and saint.

Certified by NGC, this AE2 coin offers collectors a rare and meaningful connection to the first Christian empress of the Theodosian dynasty.