Anonymous, After 480s. Chrysos (Gold, 17 mm, 1.58 g, 12 h). ✠CΛC✠INƆ✠CΛX✠ΛCΛ Draped half-length male bust to right, wearing tiara and circular earring, holding spear in his right hand and with bracelets on his right arm; to left and right, ears of barley; above tiara, inverted Δ; all within circular border. Rev. ✠CΛC✠CΥΝ✠CΛX✠ΛCΛ Draped half-length male bust to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, holding branch in his right hand and with bracelets on his right arm; to left and right, ears of barley; all within circular border. Hahn, Aksumite, 31. Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 46. Munro-Hay, AC, type 63. An interesting variety with the second part of the obverse legend retrograde (cf. drawing of Hahn, MAKS, 46). Light area of weakness on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.


Coins in the name of Ebana may also have been struck posthumously, but eventually, new reverse dies were cut without the king's name, resulting in this anonymous issue.