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CNG 100, Lot: 321. Estimate $1000.
Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AXUM. Ezanas. Circa 330-360. AV (16mm, 1.96 g, 12h). Crowned and draped bust, holding scepter, between two grain ears; all within circular border / Draped bust right, wearing head-cloth, holding branch or fly-whisk, between two grain ears; all within circular border. Hahn, Aksumite 21a; Vaccaro 23 = Munro-Hay type 47/15 (this coin); BMC Axum 74 corr. (illustrated for no. 75). Good VF, obverse slightly double struck, small die flaw at tip of scepter, edge bump.


From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Dr. Anton C. R. Dreesman Collection (Spink 1239, 13 July 2000), lot 923; Francesco Vaccaro Collection (Sternberg XVIII, 20 November 1986), lot 226.