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 14/03/2015 by Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A., Auction 124, lot 308, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4074091, link to their website: https://www.elsen.eu/.

Variant without jewels on the diadem. The CONOB mark seems to have the letter B reversed or badly engraved.

I note two coins sharing the same obverse die but two different reverse dies with two different officinas. The first coin with officina :

Photo of a coin sold the 17/09/2015 by Heritage Auctions, Auction 3042, lot 29527, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2619470, link to their website: https://www.ha.com/.

Here is the coin with officina S (AYC #9 e var, RIC 930):

Photo of a coin sold the 17/09/2015 by Heritage Auctions, Auction 3042, lot 29256, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2619469, link to their website: https://www.ha.com/.

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.