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 07/01/2014 by Classical Numismatik Group, Triton XVII, lot 809, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1825600, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/. We notice that ribbons are represented behind the helmet of Constantinople. This same feature is visible on two other coins with a different reverse die: one coin sold the 28/05/2009 by Heritage Auctions, Auction 3005, lot 20151 (which I discuss below) and another coin sold the sold the 22/04/2023 by MDC Monaco, Auction 11, lot 411, link to the sale: https://www.sixbid.com/fr/mdc-monaco/10516/empire-romain/9110913/empire-romain-theodose-ii-402-450-solidus?term&orderCol=lot_number&orderDirection=asc&priceFrom&displayMode=large&auctionSessions=12182%7C490091&sidebarIsSticky=false. Another coin has been sold the 27/11/2001 by Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 106, lot 781, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=92561.

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

A coin whose letter B of CONOB is badly inscribed, sold the 28/05/2009 by Heritage Auctions, Auction 3005, lot 20151, link to the sale and their website: https://coins.ha.com/itm/roman-imperial/ancient-coins/ancients-theodosius-ii/a/3005-20151.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515. 

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 two coins whose tip of the spear has been forgotten or badly engraved: 

Photo of a coin sold 20/09/2012 by Auktionshaus H.D. Rauch GmbH, Summer Auction 2012, lot 1643, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1358906, link to their website: https://www.hdrauch.com/site/de/.

Another coin with the same particularity has been sold the 05/03/2012 by Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 203, lot 475, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1210300, link to their website: https://www.gmcoinart.de/.

Another coin shows a letter V of AVGG formed by two crossing bars. Coin sold the 08/05/2007 by Gerhard Hrisch Nachfolger, Auction 250-251, lot 1060, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=371324.