211, Lot: 482. Estimate $100. Sold for $96. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AXUM. Joel. Circa 600. Æ 13mm (0.75 g, 7h). “King” in Ge‘ez, draped bust right, wearing crown ornamented with a cross; cross and small pellet before / Greek cross dividing “Ioel” in Ge‘ez. Hahn, Aksumite 59a; Munro-Hay type 132; cf. BMC Axum 471-9. Near VF, dark green patina under some earthen deposits.