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 05/10/2014 by Numismatik Naumann, Auction 23, lot 1034, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2148586, link to their website: https://www.numismatik-naumann.at/.

Variant with jewel on the diadem represented by 3 points. Another coin with a jewel represented by a circle as usual, has been sold the 16/03/2020 by Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 333, lot 1609, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6827162.

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.