A COLLECTION OF AKSUMITE COINS, THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR, Aphilas (c. AD 300), Silver, AΦIAΔ BACIΛI ('King Aphilas'), draped bust right, wearing head-cloth, disc and crescent at top, rev AΦIΛAC BACIΛEY[CI] ('King Aphilas'), type as obverse but smaller and within inner circle, gilt within circle, disc and crescent at top, 0.81g, 12h (AC 10; H 8). Good fine, rare, the variant obverse reading is similar to BMC 12.
ex Spink Auction, 28 September 2005, lot 336
Estimate: £200-250