Catalog
Ꜹ Unit - Aphilas
| Issuer | Aksum |
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| Year | 305-315 |
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| Composition | Gold (.920) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King Aphilas facing right, crowned and wearing a triangular ribbon extending behind the head, holding a staff or stick in the right hand. The effigy is flanked on each side by a grain stalk rising vertically in the field. Above the bust, a pellet on crescent motif bisects the encircling Greek legend. The design is contained within a border of dots. |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of King Aphilas facing right, wearing an ornate headcloth decorated on the front and terminating in a triangular ribbon behind, holding a whisk or fly-whisk in the right hand. The effigy is flanked on each side by a grain stalk in the field, a typical Aksumite royal emblem. Above the bust, a pellet on crescent device divides the encircling Greek legend. The design is enclosed within a border of dots. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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