CONCORDIA AVGG (397 / 402)

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 15/02/2018 by Heritage Auctions, Auction 231807, lot 63050, lien vers la vente et leur site: https://coins.ha.com/itm/roman-imperial/ancient-coins/ancients-theodosius-ii-ad-402-450-av-solidus-441-gm-xf-flan-flaw-peck-marks-scratchandnbsp-/a/231807-63050.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515.

The coin seems to share the same dies as the copy below:

Photo from the catalog quoted below, with kind permission of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, link to Gallica for download the catalog: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bd6t5382148s/f195.item. Coin sold the 31/10/1984 by Dr Busso Peus Katalog 311, lot 804. There appears to be a stain, design element or letter under the letter C of CONCORDIA on the reverse. Impossible to find out more. The weight of this coin is 4.38 grs.

This series is characterized by a small 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.