Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXII 7-8 Oct 2021
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Kingdom of Axum, Ebana Gilt AR Unit. Circa AD 460-480. ЄBΛNΛ ("Ebana"), crowned and draped bust to right; within double circular border / BCΛCIΛЄY ("King"), cross-crosslet with central lozenge. Hahn & Keck 44.35 (this coin); SACAM 277-82, cf. 281 for another overstruck example; H 35; AC 74; Vaccaro 45. 0.86g, 16mm, 2h.
About Extremely Fine; well-preserved rev. lozenge gold inlay, overstruck on a earlier anonymous Axum unit (type as per AC 50). Very Rare.
This coin cited in W.R.O Hahn and R. Keck, Münzgeschichte der AksumitenKönige in der Spätantike, Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte der Universität Wien Vol. 21 (2020);
From the Maekelay-Tigray Collection, reported to have been privately purchased from the Francesco Vaccaro (1903-1990) Collection.
About Extremely Fine; well-preserved rev. lozenge gold inlay, overstruck on a earlier anonymous Axum unit (type as per AC 50). Very Rare.
This coin cited in W.R.O Hahn and R. Keck, Münzgeschichte der AksumitenKönige in der Spätantike, Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte der Universität Wien Vol. 21 (2020);
From the Maekelay-Tigray Collection, reported to have been privately purchased from the Francesco Vaccaro (1903-1990) Collection.