Chrysos - Alla Amidas / Armeh

Alla Amidas ruled Aksum during a period of active Red Sea trade dominance, when Aksumite gold coinage circulated as far as India and the Byzantine frontier. The chrysos denomination was minted in conscious imitation of Byzantine weight standards — a deliberate commercial signal to Mediterranean trading partners. Hahn's classification of this type within the Ak#44a group reflects die distinctions that remain a live area of scholarly debate, with attribution between Alla Amidas and Armeh contested in part because the transition between these two reigns is poorly documented in non-numismatic sources.