VICTORIA AVGGG (2nd reign, 476 / 491, 5th issue)

D  ZENO – PERP AVG

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 01/07/2018 by Numismatik Naumann, Auction 67, lot 658, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5117854, link to their website: https://www.numismatik-naumann.at/.

Variant with hewels on the diadem and letter N of DN, retrograde. I noted ''obv var'' not to be confused with ''var'' which simply designates the absence of jewels on the diadem.

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.