VICTORIA AVGGG (2nd reign, 476 / 491, 3rd issue)

Bust of Zeno facing, cuirassed, wearing 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.

An angel standing left, holding a long latin cross decorated with jewels. Behind her on the right, a star.

Photo of a coin sold the 10/01/2017 by Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XX, lot 935, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3595014, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/.

I observe a die break or engraving error between the letters A and V on the obverse. This small line has two wider ends whose shape resembles what we see at the end of each end of letters. This is in my opinion an error of the engraver who had started to write a letter there and probably chose to finally shift the letter. The letter V is also seen to be in the shape of a Y. Likewise, I find this to be a clumsy engraving instead of a lettering error. On the reverse N in the mark CONOB does not contain a slash, we read: COIIOB. We can note another coin with same dies. Here is the coin:

Photo of a coin sold the 09/04/2014 by Auktionshaus H.D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 94, lot 1449, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1909371, link to their website: https://www.hdrauch.com/site/de/.

Variant with jewells on the diadem.

The coins of the third issue are recognizable by their style. The bust is similar to that of the first two issues and that of Basiliscus. Be careful though because many coins are between the style of Basiliscus and the one found later (RIC 929 and 930 with a wider face with long and wide nose, looking more slightly to the right).

On the reverse I noted ''Angel'' in the description. We can also say that this is Victoria but the image of the victory at that time had indeed become that of an angel symbolizing the Christian victory.