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 14/04/2015 by Auktionshaus H.D. Rauch GmbH, Auction 97, lot 883, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2415012, link to their website: https://www.hdrauch.com/site/de/.

Variant without jewels on the diadem. One coin with same officina but with mark CONOB / R, shares the same obverse die. Here is the coin:

Photo of a coin sold the 14/06/2006 by Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 72, lot 1950, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=309870, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/.

This obverse was also associated with CONOB and the officina B. Here is the coin (this is the coin illustrating the AYC #5 b var, RIC 911):

Photo of a coin sold the 21/03/2016 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 276, lot 484, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1225813, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/.

The marks CONOR are classified as AYC #6. Here are the different variants:

- #6: CONOR mark not corrected. Examples: AYC #6 f, indicating that it is the CONOR mark associated with the seventh known officina: Z (without officina or first officina: no letter, second officina: a .. etc.). #6 (1) with legend break on the reverse.

- ''mark corr'' in the reference indicates that the mark has been corrected. When the letter R of CONOR has a thin line which has been added to form a letter B. 

Read this article about CONOR marks: https://www.all-your-coins.com/en/blog/antique/romaines/analyse-de-la-marque-conor. I also assigned the same RIC numbers as for AYC #5, the RIC not having noted these marks CONOR.

I point out this coin of a style closer to the 3rd issue than that of the 5th issue. The officina is incorrectly listed and tilted differently compared to usual. Here is the picture of the coin:

Photo of a coin sold the 14/06/2006 by Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 72, lot 1956, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=309876, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/.

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.