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 thee 22/12/2004 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 104, lot 215, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=203099, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/. Source given by the sale house: ''From the Garth R. Drewry Collection; Ex McLendon Collection (Christie's New York, 12 June 1993), lot 224''. Another coin has been sold the 02/07/2016 by Roma Numismatics Limited, E-Sale 28, lot 783, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3181458. Another coin with the same dies has been sold the 04/02/2004 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 82, lot 80, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=162105. Note also the copy sold the 26/03/2003 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 61, lot 250, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=125490.

Variant without jewel on the diadem. The same kind of variant observed for Zeno with VICTORIA AVGGG type. I note this coin where we see a small letter G on the reverse, under the second letter G of AVGGG, reengraving? There seem to be other traces of an old engraving under other letters. Here is the coin:

Photo of a coin sold the 24/05/2020 by Nomos, Obolos Web Auction 15, lot 879, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7001634, link to their website: https://www.nomosag.com/. Formerly Nomos, 08/12/2018, Obolos Web Auction 11, lot 722.

Note a coin with a bust whose head is bent with a rather original style, coin sold the 07/05/2015 by Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 309, lot 732, lien vers la vente: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2453295.

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.