Lot of 2 original ancient Roman bronze coin of: Constantine: Caesar 306-307 AD; Filius Augustorum 307-309 AD; Augustus 309-337 AD. Struck - 337-340 AD. Aelia Flacilla - Wife of Roman Emperor Theodosius I and mother of Emperors Honorius and ArcadiusStruck - 379-388 A.D. AE 4 12-13mm. (VF) Original brown patina over ancient silvering. Better in handObv./ DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG, Veiled head right Rev./ VN-MR, Constantine, veiled, in shroud, standing right, hand clasped to breast. Mintmark below. Obv./ AELFLACCILLAAVG - Diademed, draped bust bust right. Rev./ SALVSREIPVBLICAE - Victory seated right, holding shield with Christogram on cippus.Authenticity guaranteed. Constantine: Caesar 306-307 AD; Filius Augustorum 307-309 AD; Augustus 309-337 AD. A vain, effeminate man who loved to adorn his body and the full length of his arms, with jewellery. He executed his son Crispus on trumped-up charges of incest and boiled his own wife, Fausta, to death. He robbed Rome of most of its treasures and moved them to his new, self-named capital city of Constantinople where they were lost or destroyed when that city fell to the Muslims. In AD 330 he erected in the forum of Constantinople a huge, gilded statue of Sol which he had stolen from the temple in Heliopolis, Syria. The head of Sol was changed to resemble Constantine and inscribed "Constantino solis instar fulgenti", and citizens were forced to worship him as the sun-god. In Roman mythology , Victoria was the personification/Goddess of victory. She is the Roman version of the Greek goddess Nike , and was associated with Bellona . She was adapted from the Sabine agricultural goddess Vacuna and had a temple on the Palatine Hill . Her name (in Latin) means victory. Unlike the Greek Nike, Victoria (Latin for "victory") was a major part of Roman society. Multiple temples were erected in her honour. When her statue was removed in 382 AD by emperor Gratianus there was much anger in Rome. She was normally worshipped by triumphant generals returning from war. Also unlike the Greek Nike, who was known for success in athletic games such as chariot races, Victoria was a symbol of victory over death and determined who would be successful during war. Appearing on Roman coins, jewelry, architecture, and other arts, Victoria is often seen with or in a chariot . An example of this is her place upon the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. The Chi Rho is one of the earliest christograms used by Christians. It is formed by superimposing the first two letters in the Greek spelling of the word Christ ( Greek : "Χριστός" ), chi = ch and rho = r, in such a way to produce the monogram ☧. The Chi-Rho symbol was also used by pagan Greek scribes to mark, in the margin, a particularly valuable or relevant passage; the combined letters Chi and Rho standing for chrēston, meaning "good." Although not technically a cross, the Chi Rho invokes the crucifixion of Jesus as well as symbolizing his status as the Christ. There is early evidence of the Chi Rho symbol on Christian Rings of the third century. Aelia Flavia Flaccilla (died 385), first wife of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I . She was of Hispanian Roman descent. During her marriage to Theodosius, she gave birth to two sons — future Emperors Arcadius and Honorius — and a daughter, Aelia Pulcheria . She was given the title of Augusta , as her coinage shows. Family According to Laus Serenae ("In Praise of Serena"), a poem by Claudian , both Serena and Flaccilla were from Hispania . A passage of Themistius (Oratio XVI, De Saturnino) has been interpreted as identifying Flavius Claudius Antonius, Praetorian prefect of Gaul from 376 to 377 and Roman consul in 382, to be her father. However the relation is considered doubtful. In 1967, John Robert Martindale, later one of several article writers in the Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire , suggested that the passage actually identifies Antonius as the brother-in-law of Theodosius. However the passage is vague enough to allow Flavius Afranius Syagrius , co-consul of Antonius in 382, to be the brother-in-law in question. The only kin clearly identified in primary sources was her nephew Nebridius, son of an unnamed sister. He married Salvina, a daughter of Gildo . Their marriage was mentioned by Jerome in his correspondence with Salvina. They had a son and a daughter. Marriage In about 375-376, Flaccilla married Theodosius I , a son of Count Theodosius . At the time Theodosius had fallen out of favor with Valentinian I and had withdrawn to civilian life in Cauca , Gallaecia . Their first son Arcadius was born prior to the elevation of his parents on the throne. Their secold son Honorius was born on 9 September 384. Their daughter Pulcheria has been suggested to have been born prior to the elevation of her parents to the throne due to another passage of Laus Serenae. She predeceased her parents as mentioned in the writings of Gregory of Nyssa . A younger Gratian .mentioned alongside the imperial children by Ambrose . has at times been suggested as a third son. However, Gregory of Nyssa reports the existence of only three imperial children and other sources do not mention Gratian. Gratian was possibly a relation of some sort but not an actual member of the Theodosian dynasty . Empress Valens , emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire was killed in the Battle of Adrianople (9 August 378). He was survived by his wife Albia Dominica and his daughters Anastasia and Carosa. He had however survived his only son, Valentinianus Galates. His nephew Gratian , Emperor of the Western Roman Empire , was his heir and assumed control of the Eastern Empire as well. With his younger half-brother Valentinian II as his nominal co-ruler. On 19 January, Gratian declared Theodosius, magister militum per Illyricum , to be his new colleague in the Eastern Roman Empire. Theodosius seems to have been the senior officer of Roman origins available for promotion at the time. Merobaudes and Frigeridus , the two magistri militum in praesenti were probably not considered due to their Germanic origins. Several other equivalent positions remained vacant since the deaths of their last holders in Adrianople. At this point Flacilla became the Empress consort. She was a fervent supporter of the Nicene Creed . Sozomen reports her preventing a conference between Theodosius and Eunomius of Cyzicus who served as figurehead of Anomoeanism , a distinct sect of Arians . Ambrose and Gregory of Nyssa praise her Christian virtue and comment on her role as "a leader of justice" and "pillar of the Church". Theodoret reports on her works of charity , personally tending to the disabled . He quotes her saying that "To distribute money belongs to the imperial dignity, but I offer up for the imperial dignity itself personal service to the Giver." She died in 385 (or 386). Her death is mentioned by (among others) Claudian , Zosimus , Philostorgius and Joannes Zonaras . According to the Chronicon Paschale , the palatium Flaccillianum of Constantinople was named in her honor. A statue of her was placed within the Byzantine Senate . Sainthood Aelia Flaccilla Feast September 14 She is commemorated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church , her feast day being 14 September. Items will be shipped within 1 to 3 business days of purchase completion. FREE - domestic SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL - $7.99 (REGISTERED-$21.00) WE COMBINE SHIPPING. If you would like to have special shipping, please contact us. All items will be sent out in protected envelope and boxed if necessary. 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