CONCORDIA AVGG (408 / 420)


Reference : AYC #9 d Tr off 3, RIC 202
Weight: 4.45 grs
Metal: Gold
Diameter: ?
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

 / H
CONOB
Numéro :

One coin sold the 14/03/2011 by Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH, & Co. KG, Auction 182, lot 961, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=959179.

The officina  has been engraved above another letter, probably an H. 

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.