Chrysos - Gersem
Features
| Issuer |
Aksum
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Gersem (circa 580-590)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 580-590 |
| Value | Chrysos (1) |
| Currency | Chrysos |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 1.28 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 425053 |
| References | Hahn Ak# 49 Wolfgang Reinhard Otto Hahn; 1983. Die Münzprägung des Axumitischen Reiches. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. Wolfgang Reinhard Otto Hahn, Robert Keck (ed.); 2020. Münzgeschichte der Akßumitenkönige in der Spätantike = Coinage History of the Kings of Aksum in Late Antiquity. Österreichische Forschungsgesellschaft für Numismatik (Austrian Numismatic Research Society), Vienna, Austria. Wolfgang Reinhard Otto Hahn, Vincent West; 2017. Sylloge of Aksumite Coins in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Crowned and draped bust to right, flanked by wheat stalks, within circular border.
Lettering: ⧾ BACHIA AξѠMI
Translation: King of the Aksumites
Reverse
Draped bust to right, wearing headcloth, flanked by wheat stalks, within circular border.
Lettering: ⧾ ΓЄ ⧾ PC ⧾ Є ⧾ M
Translation: Gersem
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (580-590) | 
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Numista Rarity index: 93
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Roma Numismatics Auction XXII Lot 81 
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7 Oct 2021 | VF |
USD 34 953.28
(GBP 26 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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