| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5369 Price realized: 380 CHF (Approx. 432 USD / 401 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Wazeba, circa 340. Argyros (Silver, 12 mm, 0.73 g, 12 h). ወዘበ•-•ነገሠ ('wzbngs' = 'Wazeba, king' in Ge'ez) Draped bust of Wazeba to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring; above, pellet in crescent. Rev. •ወዘበነገሠአከሰመ• ('wzbngsʼksm' = 'Wazeba, king of Axum' in Ge'ez) Draped bust of Wazeba to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, within circular border; above, pellet in crescent. Hahn, Aksumite, 16.1. Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 20b.75 (this coin). Munro-Hay, AC, type 17. Slightly rough, otherwise, very fine. From the Dr. Stephan Coffman Collection, ex Gorny & Mosch 255, 10 March 2018, 3869 (part of). Wazeba may have been a usurper in the later years of Ousanas I. Crucially, his coinage saw the first use of the indigenous Ge'ez script on the Axumite coinage. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
