VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM (18 january / 17 november 474)
Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Leo I to the right.
Victoria (Angel) standing facing forward with the head turned to the left. Holding a globe with the left hand and a crown with the right hand. A star to the right under the globe.
Marks
Photo of a coin sold the 25/09/2002 by Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 61, lot 2157, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=108510, link to their website: https://www.cngcoins.com/. Source according to CNG: William H. Williams Collection. This source is important because a coin that I classified in an undetermined western mint comes from this same collection.
This variant has no legend break on the obverse, the illustrated copy has a very small space between Z and E. One copy sold the 09/09/2008 by UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 78, lot 2044, shows no space between letters, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=499439.
Other sources given by RIC X: Staatliche Münzsammlung of Berlin, Muzeo Nazionale of Ravenna, Hermitage Museum of St Petersburg, Museo civico of Turin. It will be necessary to see these copies to list possible variants and to know which coin displays or not a legend break. I add the Ratto 275, plate VII which has an obverse legend without break as for this variant. Again for this same variant without break, I note the copy sold by Münzhandlung Basel, 15 march 1938, Vente publique n°10, lot 824.
I note at least 10 obverse dies and as many different reverses. This figure includes 3 obverse dies and as many different reverses dies visible on the coins that I have classified in the mint ''undetermined, western mint''.
I add a coin whose O of ZENO is badly engraved, resembling a 6. Coin sold the 20/02/2018 by Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Auction 103, lot 2230, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4752408.
On the obverse I noted ''Bust of Leo I'' because it is obvious that it is not a portrait of Leo II who is a child.
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.