Kingdom of Axum, Wazeba AR Unit. Circa AD 340. Draped bust to right, wearing headcloth; Ge'ez legend "King Wazeba" around, crescent and pellet above / Small draped bust to right, wearing headcloth, within circular border; Ge'ez legend "Wazeba king of Aksum" around, crescent and pellet above. Hahn & Keck 20b.19 (this coin); SACAM 45-50; H 16.1; AC 17; Vaccaro 17. 0.53g, 12mm, 12h.

Very Fine. Rare.

This coin cited in W.R.O Hahn and R. Keck, Münzgeschichte der AksumitenKönige in der Spätantike, Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte der Universität Wien Vol. 21 (2020);
From the Maekelay-Tigray Collection, reported to have been privately purchased from the Francesco Vaccaro (1903-1990) Collection.