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

D N ENO – 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.

Coin listed in note of the RIC X, n° 930. Source: National Museum of Copenhagen (the RIC indicates that a similar coin is present in the same museum but with the officina ). CONOB or CONOR? To confirm

Variant without jewels on the diadem and Z of ZENO inverted on the obverse. I noted ''var obv var'' to indicate that the jewels on the diadem are absent (''var'') and that the obverse legend has a variant (''obv var'').

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.