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.

One coin sold the 09/02/2019 by Gabinet Numizmatyczny D. Marciniak, Auction 7, lot 2127, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5663177. The auction house noted a diameter ''19.0 - 20.10 mm'', I noted the largest diameter.

Variant with jewels on the diadem and the bar of the officina letter in a vertical position.This coin can be is questionable, 3rd or 5th issue? We can argue and estimate that the style is not that of the 3rd issue. See comments of AYC #5 i, RIC 910. It is still more distant from that of the 5th issue.

I have noted that the obverse dies of the coin illustrated for this AYC #5 i, off var, RIC 910 and of the AYC #5 i, RIC 910 were made by the same engraver. In addition, the obverse die of AYC #5 i, off var, RIC 910 and AYC #5 j, RIC 910 share the same obverse die. See comments from AYC #5 j, RIC 910.

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.