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1/2 Ꜹ Unit - Aphilas
| Issuer | Aksum |
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| Year | 305-315 |
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| Weight | 1.41 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of King Aphilas, draped, crowned with a five-spiked tiara bearing a pellet atop each spike. The king holds an upright sword in his right hand while his left arm is folded across the chest, retaining an unidentified object. Above the effigy, a pellet on crescent divides the encircling Greek legend. The entire design is contained within a border of dots, characteristic of early Aksumite gold coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Rightward-facing bust of King Aphilas, depicted wearing a distinctive headcloth ornamented at the front and terminating in a triangular ribbon at the rear. The king holds a whisk or fly-whisk in his right hand, an attribute of royal authority in Aksumite iconography. Above the effigy, a pellet on crescent motif divides the surrounding Greek legend in the field. The composition is enclosed within a border of dots, consistent with hammered gold issues of the Aksumite kingdom. |
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