CONCORDIA AVGG (408 / 420)


Reference : AYC #9 d Tr off, RIC 202
Weight: 4.37 grs
Metal: Gold
Diameter: 21.00 mm
Scarcity: Scarce
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

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CONOB
Numéro :

Coin referenced and illustrated in the ''Catalog of Late Roman Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection'' (DOC), plate 12, n°315. 

DOC that the officina  has been recut over the officina no.

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.