AXUM. Ella Gabaz (Wazen). 550s-560s. Æ (15mm, 0.54 g, 3h).Electronic Auction 503 Early Medieval & Islamic, Bronze Sold For $ 120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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AXUM. Ella Gabaz (Wazen). 550s-560s. Æ (15mm, 0.54 g, 3h). Draped bust right, wearing head-cloth, holding grain ear / Cross crosslet. Hahn, Aksumite 70.2; Munro-Hay type 121; BMC Axum 433; cf. SACAM 388-410 (for type). Brown surfaces, roughness, struck on ragged flan. Near VF. Good preservation of gold inlay on reverse. |