Triton XVI, Lot: 1307. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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AXUM. Nezana / Nezool. Circa 470-490. AV (17mm, 1.61 g, 12h). + ΘEOY Є VXΛPICTIΛ, crowned bust right, holding whisk; symbol above head; grain ears flanking / + BΛCIΛЄYC ИЄ(retrograde Z)OωΛ, draped bust right, wearing headcloth, holding whisk; grain ears flanking; crescent behind. Cf. Hahn,
Aksumite 38d; Munro-Hay Type 82 var. (no crescent); cf. BMC Aksum 401. VF, struck with rusty dies.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group E-150 (18 October 2006), lot 292.