CONCORDIA AVGG (408 / 420)

Bust of Theodosius II facing, cuirassed, wearing a helmet with crest and a pearl diadem. Holding a spear passing behind his head with the right hand and a decorated shield with a horseman slaying an enemy, with the left hand.

Constantinopolis seated on a throne with her head to the right, holding a scepter with her right hand and a globe surmounted by a victory with her left hand. Her right foot placed on a prow.

Photo of a coin sold the 24/04/2013 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 301, lot 359, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3288758, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/. 

Variant with jewel on the diadem. The same kind of variant observed for Zeno with VICTORIA AVGGG type. A coin with a very exaggerated loop at the level of the hand on the obverse has been sold the 09/03/2020 by Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 269, lot 1251, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6803815.

Another coin with a rather unusual style has been sold the 08/10/2018 by Fritz Rudolf Künker & Co. KG, Auction 312, lot 3041, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5311288.

Note a copy whose design on the shield is very archaic, probably the most clumsy design I have seen. Here is the coin:

Photo of a coin sold the 06/02/2020 by Roma Numismatic Limited, E-Sale 67, lot 1205, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6711555.

This series differs from the previous one by the presence of the star on the left on the reverse and a normal size bust. As for Zeno, we notice a finer portrait of the first years (397 / 402), while the portraits of the following series will become wider and Theodosius II will look more to the right, even if mixtures exist from 402. There is a wide variety of portrait styles for this series spanning many years.