| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5341 Price realized: 400 CHF (Approx. 455 USD / 422 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Aphilas, circa 310-325. 1/8 Chrysos (Gold, 8 mm, 0.30 g, 1 h). Draped bust of Aphilas to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring; to right, pellet in crescent. Rev. ΑΦΙ/Λ•AC / ΒA•CI/ΛЄΥ in four lines. Hahn, Aksumite, 6. Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 7.109 (this coin). Munro-Hay, AC, type 8. Struck from a somewhat worn reverse die, otherwise, extremely fine. From the Dr. Stephan Coffman Collection, ex Gorny & Mosch 257, 15 October 2018, 582. Under Aphilas, the Axumites experimented with a fractional gold coinage consisting of 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 chrysoi, likely to facilitate exchange. This was abandoned under his successors, however, perhaps due to the impractically small size of the lesser denominations The rather crude style of both the bust and the letters on the reverse indicates that this is likely a contemporary or posthumous imitation (see also the comment under Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 7). Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
