VICTORIA AVGGG (2nd reign, 476 / 491, 5th 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 16/12/2009 by Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 224, lot 582, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=714946, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/.

Variant with jewels on the diadem. I classify this coin in the 5th issue even if its portrait is close to that of the 3rd issue because it is closer to that of the 5th issue. The RIC X gives a source of which I could not see any photo: Stockholm Kungelige Myntkabinett. This copy (if the mark is CONOB) perhaps presents a portrait more clearly belonging to the style of the 5th issue. Of course this comment applies to the variant with the legend break VICTORI - A AVGGG. The AYC # 9 c (1), RIC 929 is unmistakably of the 5th issue style.

The coins of the fifth issue are recognizable by style. The face is wider with a long and wide nose. Zeno looking more slightly to the right.

On the reverse, I noted ''Angel'' in the description, we can also say that it is about the Victory, but the image of the victory at that time had indeed become that of an angel symbolizing the Christian victory.