Lot 345
Joel, circa 590s-after 610. Lepton (Bronze, 13 mm, 0.58 g, 11 h). ነጉ-ሠ ('ngūs' = 'King' in Ge'ez) Draped bust of Joel to right, wearing tiara and circular earring; to upper left, -; to upper right, cross. Rev. አ-ዐ-አ-ለ ('yoel' = 'Joel' in Ge'ez) Cross. Hahn, Aksumite, 59. Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 90, b). Munro-Hay, AC, type 131. A well struck and unusually attractive example of this difficult issue. Minor die break on the obverse, otherwise, very fine.

From the Dr. Stephan Coffman Collection, ex Classical Numismatic Group E-Auction 338, 5 November 2014, 320.

Based on the placement of the king's name on the reverse in the angles of the cross, Hahn & Keck (MAKS, p. 137-138) suggest that this type may have been produced posthumously.
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