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 on 28 December 2022 by Heritage Auctions, Auction 2322252, lot 65311, link to the ale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=10369594, link to their website: https://coins.ha.com/itm/1/1/1/a/232252-65311.s?type=acsearch232252. Coin under shell NGC, lien vers leur site: https://www.ngccoin.com/. Another coin sold on 11 March 2013 by Fritz Rüdolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 226, lot 1030, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1520222, link to their website: https://www.kuenker.de/en. One more copy sold on 10 May 2021 by Numismatica Ars Classica, Spring Sale 2021, lot 1030, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8080304.

Variant with jewel on the diadem. The same kind of variant observed for Zeno with VICTORIA AVGGG type.

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.

I note those two Fourrées imitating this AYC #8d, RIC 202 wich share the same dies and show a jewel on the diadem:

Photo of a coin sold on 20 September 2012 by Auktionshaus H.D Rauch GmbH, Summer Auction 2012, lot 1645, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1358908, link to their website: https://www.hdrauch.com/site/de/.

Photo of a coin sold on 09 April 2014 by Auktionshaus H.D Rauch GmbH, Auction 94, lot 1426, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1909348, link to their website: https://www.hdrauch.com/site/de/. Sold on 26 August 2015 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 358, lot 391.