VICTORIA AVGGG (simultaneous strike with Julius Nepos 477 / 480)

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.

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

Photo of a coin sold the 26/11/2020 by Roma Numismatics Limited, E-Sale 77, lot 1453, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7587122, link to their website: https://www.romanumismatics.com/.

I note a similar copy with same dies, illustrated in Lacam: CLXII groupe II variété b (page 653).

I classified this coin with a number because of the letters E replaced by letters F and especially because of the break P - FPR. I could have noted the coin with ''var'', believing that it is a simple error of lettering E becoming F. Which would be a minor error not requiring a number. Like other books, coins with a retrograde letter Z (for example) are noted with a new number. Here, this denomination corresponds to what can be seen on the reverse on some coins: VICTOR - IA AVGGG. Perhaps indicating a particular series of striking. What about here? No certainty, but it seems more reasonable not to consider this simple engraving error and to remain attentive to the two peculiarities of the coin.. As I have already noted in the comments of AYC #14, RIC 3227, the RIC X noted having seen a legend with PFPR for this number 3227.. only it seems to be this coin preserved at the British Museum, Museum number 1867,0101.1005, ex: Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps, link to the coin: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1867-0101-1005. If it is this coin, the RIC X did not note that ZENO was also written ZFNO. Coin sharing the same dies as the copy illustrating this AYC #15, RIC -. Another coin shares the same obverse die and has a different reverse die than the two coins mentioned above. Coin sold the 11/15/2019 by Editions V. Gadoury, Auction 2019 - Coins, lot 527, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6492753.

These coins are struck at the same time as the coins of Julius Nepos and its recognizable with the marks M D without star.

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.