CONCORDIA AVGG (408 / 420)


Reference : AYC #9 f var off var, RIC 202
Weight: 4.47 grs
Metal: Gold
Diameter: ?
Scarcity: Not common
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

D N THEODO - SIVS P F AVG

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.

CONCORDI - A AVGG

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. 

Marks

CONOB
Numéro :

Photo of a coin sold the 07/10/2009 by Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 52, lot 648, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=673502, link to their website: https://www.arsclassicacoins.com/.

Here is another coin:

Photo of a coin sold the 23/09/2016 by Auktionshaus H.D. Rauch GmbH, Mail Bid Sale 9, lot 1381, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=243846, link to their website: https://www.hdrauch.com/site/de/.

Variant without 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.