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 03/06/2006 by Heritage Auctions, Auction 378, lot 12104, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=230150, link to their website: https://www.ha.com/.

Variant with jewels on the diadem and PERR on the obverse. This coin may need to be classified as AYC # 9 j Obv var, RIC -, the mark could be A. The photo is too small to see clearly but there is a line below the officina and the exergue line seems thicker at this same place. I saw three coins with this PERR legend, all with the same officina and with different reverse dies. A total of two obverse dies and three different dies, on three coins. The coins being classified AYC # 9 b Obv var (1), RIC 929 (this coin) and AYC # 9 b Obv var TR mark, RIC 929 sharing the same obverse die. The other obverse die is visible on the copy illustrating the AYC #9 b Obv var, RIC 929. The two obverse dies are made by the same engraver. 

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.