CONCORDIA AVGGG (403 / 408)

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 24/09/2018 by Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 111, lot 280, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5293985, link to their website: https://www.arsclassicacoins.com/. This is the coin purchased from Jean Vinchon in 1962, collection Pierre Bastien. Another coin has been sold the 25/08/2006 by Freeman & sear, Mail Bid Sale 13, lot 777, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=313941.

One coin with the same dies has been sold the 22/10/2008 by Hess Divo AG, Auction 311, lot 626, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=530748, link to their website: https://www.hessdivo.com/. It is the coin sold the 10/05/2004 by Leu Numismatik, Auction 91, lot 752. 

A jewel is present on the diadem.

This series is characterized by a medium bust size. This one is quite difficult to differentiate from the small bust. We will limit ourselves to observing the height at which the head rises and that the bust slightly exceeds the legend at the bottom, unlike the small bust which stops a little before. RIC X had not referenced bust size variants for this series with star and legend CONCORDIA AVGG. As for Zeno, we notice a finer portrait on 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.