★ Extremely Rare ★

Kingdom of Axum, Endybis Æ Unit. Circa AD 300-310. ENΔYBIC BACIΛEYC ("King Endybis"), draped bust to right, wearing headcloth; crescent and pellet above / AξѠMITѠ BICIΔAXY ("of the Aksumites, man of Daku"), draped bust to right, wearing headcloth; crescent and pellet above. Hahn & Keck 3; SACAM -; H 3; AC 3; Vaccaro 3. 1.95g, 14mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; seemingly no examples offered at auction in the past 20 years.

From the Maekelay-Tigray Collection, reported to have been privately purchased from the Francesco Vaccaro (1903-1990) Collection.