| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5372 Price realized: 220 CHF (Approx. 250 USD / 232 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: AXUM. Wazeba, circa 340. Argyros (Silver, 12 mm, 0.78 g, 12 h), Wazeba, circa 340. 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.86 (this coin). Munro-Hay, AC, type 17. Rare. Somewhat rough and porous, otherwise, very fine. From the Dr. Stephan Coffman Collection. 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 |  |
