VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM (18 januray / 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.
Marks
Photo of a coin sold the 06/10/2013 by Numismatik Naumann, Auction 8, lot 481, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1704393, link to their website: https://www.numismatik-naumann.at/.
This coin does not have a star under the globe on the reverse. Strangely enough, I note that the specimen I classified AYC#10 var, RIC - shares the same dies but displays a star. The ground line has also been lengthened on the right, the letter C of CONOB no longer shows a die break and the letter B is now only formed by a line. It seems that the die has been retouched to place the star there and to modify a few letters that may have been too damaged. This coin has a pedigree: William H Williams collection. Two other copies without stars and with dies different from the copy pictured here have been sold. These two coins share the same dies and we see a probable retouch on the R of VICTORIA on the copy from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung sold the 17/03/2008, Auction 165, lot 2353, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=449746. The second copy has been sold the 04/01/2011 by Freeman & Sear, Manhattan Sale II, lot 317, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=920334.
Note the specimen AYC #9, RIC - which does not have the CONOB mark. Showing the number of errors present on this coinage.
These coins are attributed to an undetermined western mint. Given the number of errors and corrections I imagine that it is a Romanized ''barbarian'' people who copied or were commissioned to copy the official coinage in order to extend circulation in the west.
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.