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


Reference : AYC #9 obv var, RIC 929
Weight: 4.47 grs
Metal: Gold
Diameter: ?
Scarcity: Scarce
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

D N ZENO – K 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.

VICTOR - A AVGGG

An angel standing left, holding a long latin cross decorated with jewels. Behind her on the right, a star.

Marks

A
CONOB
Numéro :

Photo of a coin sold the 18/11/2013 by Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 75, lot 413, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1757626, link to their website: https://www.arsclassicacoins.com/.

Variant without jewels on the diadem and K PERP on the obverse. The letter I is on the reverse and the bar to the letter N of CONOB are missing. Even with these two changes of adding the letter K and forgetting the letter I (or blocked die? Hard to tell on a photo) the style of the coin is quite good and the coin does not appear to be an imitation, the weight is also correct.

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.