| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 5601 Price realized: 70 CHF (Approx. 80 USD / 74 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Hethasas/Hataza, circa 610s-630s. Argyros (Billon, 18 mm, 1.08 g, 3 h), after 630 (?). ነገሠ-ሐተዘ ('ngshtz' = 'King Hataza' in Ge'ez) Draped bust of Hethasas/Hataza facing, wearing tiara and circular earrings, holding cross in his right hand in front of his chest and with bracelets on his right arm; to inner left, three pellets. Rev. ለአ-ሐዘ-በሠ-ሀለ ('lʼhzbshl' = 'Mercy to the people' in Ge'ez) Cross within lozenge with cross extending from each corner. Hahn, Aksumite, 63. Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 93. Munro-Hay, AC, type 137. Minor deposits, otherwise, about very fine. From the Dr. Stephan Coffman Collection. Hahn & Keck have suggested that the short term restoration of Egypt to Byzantine control in 630 may have prompted the Axumites to resume coin production, though only of billon argyroi and bronze lepta, which may have continued posthumously after Hethasas/Hataza's reign. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
