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.

One coin sold the 05/09/2007 by UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 73, lot 401, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=390054, link to their website: https://www.ubs.com/fr/fr.html; already sold the 24/01/2006 by UBS Gold & Numismatics Limited, Auction 64, lot 261. Another coin has been sold the 08/09/2011 by Teutoburger Münzauktion GmbH, Auction 57, lot 38, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1059763.

Variant without jewel on the diadem.

This series is characterized by a large bust. Unlike other series, 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.