Ezanas, circa 345-380. 3 Argyroi (Silver, 12 mm, 0.45 g, 12 h), pagan types, circa 345-360. ΗZA-NAC Draped bust of Ezanas to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, all within double linear circle within rayed border. Rev. [H]ZA-NAC Draped bust of Ezanas to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, all within double linear circle within rayed border. Hahn, Aksumite -. Hahn & Keck, MAKS -. Munro-Hay, AC -. An extremely rare hybrid issue. Somewhat rough and with edge chips, otherwise, very fine.



This unusual coin combines two obverse dies of Hahn & Keck 25. Such (very rare) hybrids are well known from the later reign of Nezana/Nezool, but are also documented for Ezanas, albeit for a different type and denomination than our coin (see Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 27 for hybrid 3 argyroi combining two reverse dies).