Kingdom of Axum, Ezanas AV Unit. Circa AD 345-360. HZANAC BACIAЄYC ("King Ezanas"), crowned and draped bust to right, holding spear, flanked by wheat stalks; crescent and pellet above / AξѠMITѠN BICI ΛΛЄNЄ ("of the Aksumites, man of Alene"), draped bust to right, wearing headcloth, holding fly whisk, one small pellet above bust, flanked by wheat stalks; crescent and pellet above. Hahn & Keck 24.19 (this coin); SACAM 91-6; H 17; AC 35-7; Vaccaro 18. 1.68g, 15mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine. Very Rare.

This coin published in the online Phaidra database of the University of Vienna at: https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/detail/o:1189417;
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.