Catalog
1/2 AR Unit - Aphilas
| Issuer | Aksum |
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| Year | 305-315 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King Aphilas facing right, wearing a headcloth ornamented along the front and terminating in a triangular ribbon at the rear. Above the effigy, a pellet set upon a crescent divides the Greek legend arranged around the upper field. The whole design is enclosed within a border of dots. The selective gilt treatment imparts a distinctive two-tone appearance characteristic of Aksumite royal coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΑΦΙΛΑC ΒΑCΙΛΑЄΥCΙ (Translation: King Aphilas) |
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