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Auction 117  19-20 May 2021
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Lot 736

Estimate: 10 000 USD
Price realized: 9000 USD
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AXUM. WZB (Wazeba?). Late 330s(?). AV (18mm, 1.83 g, 12h). WZB King of Axum man of ZGLY in Ge'ez, crowned bust right, holding branch or fly-whisk, between two grain ears; above, YH surmounted by two-pellets- in-crescent; first ga in legend retrograde / WZB King of Axum man of ZGLY in Ge'ez, draped bust right, holding branch or fly-whisk within nimbus, all between two grain ears; above, retrograde WZB monogram in Ge'ez surmounted by three-pellets-in-crescent with two pellets below; first ga in legend retrograde. Hahn, Aksumite 15 = Munro-Hay type 15 = BMC Axum p. 28 = Anzani 20 var. (form of rev. monogram); SACAM –. Traces of red encrustation. Good VF. Extremely rare, possibly the third known gold coin for this ruler and a seemingly unique variety.
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