Ethiopia. Axumite Kings. Kaleb AD 510-530.
Chrysos AV

17 mm, 1,59 g

✠XAΛΗB BAↃΙΛↃVↃ, draped half-length bust of Kaleb 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; to inner left, crescent; to left, B; all within circular border / ✠ΥIOXΛ O϶N϶И~Λ, draped half-length bust of Kaleb 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.

Good Fine, traces of mounting

Hahn, Aksumite, 41c. Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 65.62 ( this coin ). Munro-Hay, AC, type 98-109.

Ex Dr. Stephan Coffman Collection.