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761778.                                                     Sold For $975
   KINGS of AXUM (Aksum). “AGD, King of Aksum”. Circa AD 500-525. AR 16mm
   (0.97 g, 12h). “AGD, King of Aksum” in Ge’ez, crowned facing bust /
   “The king who exalts the Savior” in Ge’ez, square-armed voided cross
   within arched distyle canopy. Munro-Hay Type 126i; cf. BMC Aksum 440-445.
   VF, lightly toned, traces of gilding on crown and in center of cross.
   Well-centered and attractive strike. Rare.

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