Kingdom of Axum, Gersem AV Unit. Circa AD 580. +BACIΛI AξѠMI ("King of the Aksumites"), crowned and draped bust facing, holding cross, wheat stalk to right, within circular border / +ΓЄ+PC+Є+M ("Gersem"), draped bust right, wearing head cloth, flanked by wheat stalks, within circular border. SACAM -; Munro-Hay Types 145-6; Vaccaro 64 = H 50 (this coin). 1.18g, 17mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
From the Maekelay-Tigray Collection; this coin published in F. Vaccaro, Le Monete di Aksum (Mantova 1967);
This coin published in W. R. O. Hahn, Die Münzprägung des Axumititischen Reiches, LNV 2, pp. 113-180 (1983);
This coin published in F. Vaccaro, Le monete di Aksum (Mantova, 1967);
Ex Francesco Vaccaro Collection.