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 06/05/2019 by Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 114, lot 953, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5993786, link to their website: https://www.arsclassicacoins.com/.

Variant with jewels on the diadem and with the officina letter in the upright position. It is difficult to know which officina is inscribed above officina I. S or Z? I chose S. I note that the officina letter S, is seen in different orientations. On all the legend breaks, variants of jewels. Letter inclined, inclined and inverted, in upright position.. The RIC X referenced the officina letter S and , I think it was the letter S in the correct sense and following the same sense as the rest of the legend,  indicating its retrograde version. Likewise, I note these variations of orientation of the letter S and add the variation in upright position. This little detail perhaps indicating a particular series. Is the coin listed by the RIC X, n°929 with an inclined letter S? To confirm. Here is the source given by RIC X: Bibliothèque Nationale de France. I have not yet seen the photo of this coin. See comments of AYC # 3a, RIC 905 for probably similar case.

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.