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 06/07/2011 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 259, lot 402, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1048439, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/. Another coin has been sold the 18/03/2006 by Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 111, lot 7118, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=286637; coin already sold the 22/11/2004 by Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 121, lot 646, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=197541. One more coin has been sold the 16/04/2004 by Münzen & Medaillen GmbH, Auction 14, lot 952, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=167790.

Variant without jewel on the diadem. The same kind of variant observed for Zeno with VICTORIA AVGGG type.

Note this copy with the letter O offset at the level of the helmet:

Photo of a coin sold the 28/09/2022 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 524, lot 694, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=9930637, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/. Formerly sold the 14/12/2016 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 388, lot 535.

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.