| Spink > Auction 24121 | Auction date: 9 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 294 Price realized: 250 GBP (Approx. 316 USD / 291 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Kingdom of Axum, Armah (Alla Amidas) (c.540-60), billon & gilt Unit, 1.68g, crowned and draped bust to right, holding cross on staff, wheat stalk ending in cross to left, gold gilding on crown, Ge'ez legend "King Armah" around, rev. arch surmounted by cross with central gold inlay, flanked by two long crosses, symbol beneath arch with gold inlay in basal circle, Ge'ez legend "mercy and peace" around (H 71; AC 151), tiny nick on edge, good very fine and scarce; Ebana (c.460-80), bronze and gilt Unit, 1.09g, crowned and draped bust to right, Greek legend around, rev., Greek cross with gold inlay in central lozenge, Greek legend "may this please the country" (AC 76), small area of corrosion over cross, fine (2). Estimate: £100 - £150 |  |
