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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AnYangMan, post: 4872415, member: 87271&quot;]Some fantastic coins here guys, although it needs some more silver! Axum has always fascinated me and the eventual goal would be to have three Axumite coins in the collection; A pre-Christian gold piece, a silver unit and copper unit with a gilded cross to show their conversion to Christianity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Earlier this year in a Roma auction I could cross the second one of the list with an example that I just fell in love with. The toning is waaaay nicer in hand and the busts are just plain fantastic!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1176721[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Kingdom of Axum, Ousanas I AR Unit. Circa AD 320-340. +OYCANA (&quot;Ousanas&quot;), draped bust right, wearing head cloth; all within double circular border / BACIAЄI (&quot;King&quot;), draped bust right, wearing head cloth; all within double circular border. SACAM 80-5; H 25; Munro-Hay Type 32-3. 1.11g, 13mm, 12h. Extremely Fine; attractive iridescent tone, exceptionally preserved.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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