Details
LOT 3261
Kingdom of Axum, Anonymous AE Unit. Circa AD 359/60-450.
BACI-VCΛC ('King'), draped bust to right, wearing headcloth; within double circle border / TOYTO AᒋⵎEͶ TH XШᒋA (retrograde) ('may this please the country'), small cross within circle. Cf. SACAM 151-89. Near Very Fine.(1.85gr, 15mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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