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Kingdom of Axum, Joel AR Unit. Circa AD 590-610. Crowned and draped bust to right; pellet in right field, Ge'ez legend "Joel" around / Draped bust to right, wearing headcloth, holding long cross; pellet in left field, Ge'ez legend "King" around. Hahn & Keck 87.15 (this coin); cf. SACAM 437-9 (varying symbols/letters in fields); H 56; AC 130; Vaccaro 58. 0.89g, 15mm, 9h.

Good 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.