Leu Numismatik

Web Auction 28  –  9 - 14 December 2023

Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 28

Celtic, Greek, Central Asian, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, Islamic and Modern ...

Part 1: Sa, 09.12.2023, from 12:00 PM CET
Part 2: Su, 10.12.2023, from 12:00 PM CET
Part 3: Mo, 11.12.2023, from 12:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 12.12.2023, from 12:00 PM CET
Part 5: We, 13.12.2023, from 12:00 PM CET
Part 6: Th, 14.12.2023, from 12:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.

Description

Anonymous, After 480s. Chrysos (Gold, 17 mm, 1.42 g, 12 h). ✠ↃΛↃ✠CIN✠CΛX✠ΛCΛ Draped half-length male bust to right, wearing tiara and circular earring, holding spear in his right hand and with bracelets on his right arm; to left and right, ears of barley; all within circular border. Rev. ✠CΛC✠CΥΝ✠CΛX✠ΛCΛ Draped half-length male bust to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, holding branch in his right hand and with bracelets on his right arm; to left and right, ears of barley; all within circular border. Hahn, Aksumite, 31. Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 46. Munro-Hay, AC, type 63. Fine.

From the Dr. Stephan Coffman Collection, ex Roma E-Auction 97, 26 May 2022, 444.

Coins in the name of Ebana may also have been struck posthumously, but eventually, new reverse dies were cut without the king's name, resulting in this anonymous issue.

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Price realized 160 CHF
Starting price 50 CHF
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