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1/4 Ꜹ Unit - Aphilas
| Issuer | Aksum |
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| Year | 305-315 |
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| Composition | Gold (.950) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King Aphilas facing right, head covered with an ornate headcloth decorated on the front and terminating in a triangular ribbon at the rear. The king holds a whisk (fly-whisk) in his right hand, an attribute of royal authority. Above the effigy, a pellet set upon a crescent divides the Greek legend. The field is bordered by a ring of dots. |
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| Obverse lettering | AΦIΛ ACB (Translation: Aphilas, K[...]) |
| Reverse description | Draped bust of King Aphilas facing right, identically rendered to the obverse, wearing the characteristic royal headcloth ornamented on the front and concluding in a triangular ribbon behind. The king holds a fly-whisk in his right hand, emblematic of royal dignity. Above, a pellet on a crescent bisects the encircling Greek inscription. The design is enclosed within a border of dots. |
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