CONCORDIA AVGGG (402 / 403)

Reference : AYC #11 d, RIC 25

Weight: ?

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 AVGGG

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

CONOB

Numéro :

One coin referenced and illustrated in the RIC X, plate 2, n°25. Source: Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna.

Variant with jewel on the diadem as the low quality photo present in the RIC X suggests.

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.