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1/8 Ꜹ Unit - Aphilas
| Issuer | Kingdom of Aksum |
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| Year | 305-315 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Bust of King Aphilas facing right, depicted in a stylized Aksumite manner with a rounded head adorned with a diadem or fillet; the effigy is draped at the shoulder with a necklace or collar rendered in low relief. A crescent symbol appears to the right of the bust in the field, surmounted by a pellet, a characteristic royal emblem of Aksumite coinage. The portraiture, while schematic, conveys regal authority in the indigenous artistic tradition. No legend appears on the obverse of this fractional denomination. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΦΙ Λ·ΑC ΒΑ·CΙ Λ·ЄΥ C (Translation: King Aphilas) |
| Edge | Plain |
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