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 08/02/2012 by Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 279, lot 2879, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1193982. Resold the 08/10/2012 by Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH, & Co. KG, Auction 216, lot 1352. Another coin has been sold the 28/09/2010 by Baldwin's Auction Limited, Auction 68, lot 3465, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=850832. Are the two dots under the soldier knocked down by the knight die breaks or decoration?

Variant with 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.