CONCORDIA AVGG (408 / 420)


Reference : AYC #9 d Tr off 2, RIC 202
Weight: 4.46 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

/ Z
CONOB
Numéro :

One coin sold the 24/11/2008 by Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 144, lot 728, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=551806.

The officina  has been engraved above another letter, probably a Z. 

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.