Watch List notes:

The Roman Empire
Theodosius II, 402 – 450

Theodosius II started his long reign as a little boy and is shown accordingly as a child on his early coins. His second portrait type is as a young man. Very rare portraits exist of Theodosius II with a beard as below. AMP.

Heavy Miliarense, Constantinopolis circa 420-444, AR 5.03 g. D N THEODO – SIVS P F AVG Pearl- diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. GLORIA – ROMANORVM Emperor nimbate, standing facing, head l., holding spear and resting l. hand on shield; star in l. field and in exergue CON. RIC 377. MIRB 59. LRC –. Very rare. An absolutely insignificant graffito on reverse,
otherwise extremely fine
Ex NAC sale 84, 2015, 1587.
Illustrated on www.romancoins.info, section imagines imperatorum; And will be presented in the upcoming portraitbook (see introduction to this catalogue)