VICTORIA AVGGG (476 / 477 then 480 / 491)
Bust of Zeno facing, cuirassed, wearing a 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.
Marks
One coin preserved at the British Museum, Museum number 1904,0511.3, purchased fro: Rollin & Feuardent, link to the coin: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1904-0511-3. It is the coin illustrated in the RIC X, planche 74, n°3629. Also illustrated in the Lacam: panche 52, n°46.
I noted in the mint mark, it is a cross. The RIC classified this cross as X. Which is a mistake because ''X'' is clearly visible on n° 3627 (AYC # 29) and is totally different from the cross visible on this coin.
The RIC X mentionned page 445 in note of the n°3629 and 3630, an obverse die link. Observable link in the two photos plate 74. Source of the n°3630: Civiche raccolte e numismatiche of Mian.
The mark is different from the letters X as seen on AYC # 29, RIC 3627 and AYC # 30, RIC 3628. The RIC classified this coin as a variant with X but the shape looks more like a cross than an X However, we cannot exclude that it is a letter X as the two forms are close.
The coins from this mint have a recognizable style. Zeno's eyes are represented by two balls. This coin is part of an exception to the rule. The reverse fits perfectly with the style of this mint, although this reverse style is very close to that of the Roma mint. This mint of Roma having an obverse of a more neat style and closer to that of Constantinople.
On the reverse I noted ''Angel'' in the description. We can also say that this is Victoria but the image of the victory at that time had indeed become that of an angel symbolizing the Christian victory.