| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5558 Price realized: 123 CHF (Approx. 140 USD / 130 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Alla Amidas/Armeha, before 540-550s. Dilepton (Gilt Bronze, 20 mm, 2.25 g, 12 h). ነገሠአ-ረመሐ ('ngsʼrmh' = 'King Armeha' in Ge'ez) Alla Amidas/Armeha seated right on low throne, wearing tiara and circular earring, holding long cross-tipped scepter in his right hand and with bracelets on his right arm; to inner right, cross consisting of four pellets. Rev. ለአሐዘበፈሠሐሰየከነ ('lʼhzbfshlykn' = 'Let there be joy for the people' in Ge'ez) Cross in outline with central circle partially inlaid in gold between two ears of barley sprouting from annulet below. Hahn, Aksumite, 72. Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 72. Munro-Hay, AC, type 153. A clear and complete example. Minor pitting, otherwise, very fine. From the Dr. Stephan Coffman Collection, ex Gorny & Mosch 251, 15 October 2017, 5390 (part of). If we discount the unique chrysos of Mhdys (Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 40), the authenticity of which is questionable, Alla Amida/Armeha's bronze coins offer the only full-length depiction of a king on the Axumite coinage. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
