| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5526 Price realized: 420 CHF (Approx. 477 USD / 443 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Kaleb, circa 510-530s. Chrysos (Gold, 17 mm, 1.58 g, 12 h). XΛΛ✠Ηᗺ ᗺ✠AↃΙΛ✠ↃVↃ 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, I; all within circular border; above, monogram of ከለበ ('klb' = 'Kaleb' in Ge'ez). Rev. ✠ΘЄOΥ ЄVXAPICTI∀ Draped bust of Kaleb to right, wearing head cloth and holding branch in his right hand; to left and right, ears of barley; all within circular border. Hahn, Aksumite, 41a. Hahn, MAKS, 62. Munro-Hay, AC, type 97. Extremely rare, just four examples recorded by Hahn & Keck, of which two in private hands. Struck from a somewhat corroded obverse die, otherwise, extremely fine. From the Dr. Stephan Coffman Collection, ex Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 4079. Starting price: 150 CHF |  |
