Details
LOT 2898
Kingdom of Axum, Anonymous AE Unit. Circa AD 359/60-450.
BACI-ΛEYC ("King"), draped bust to right, wearing headcloth; all within circle border / Uncertain legend in blundered Greek, cross within circle. Cf. Hahn & Keck 36; cf. SACAM 151-89; cf. H 33; cf. AC 52. Very Fine.(1.23gr, 14mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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