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Argyros - Ezanas Crescent
| Issuer | Kingdom of Aksum |
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| Year | 345-360 |
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| Value | Argyros |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of King Ezanas facing right, set within a large open crescent occupying the central field, rendered in the bold, schematic Aksumite engraving tradition. A smaller crescent symbol appears above the bust at the top of the field. The Greek legend ΒΑCIΛЄΥC (King) is distributed around the effigy in the field, with subsidiary crescent and branch or grain motifs visible at the periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑCIΛЄΥC (Translation: King) |
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