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Auction: 5003 - Ancient, Islamic, English & Foreign Coins & Comm. Medals
Lot: 112

Ousanas (c. A.D. 320), AR (4), 1.87g., 1.74g., 1.63g., 1.41g., draped bust right, wearing headcloth with triangular ribbon behind, disc and crescent at top, oycanac baciËeyc (third reading ocËcËnËc bËciËey), rev. as obverse, awmitwn biciÃicene or similar, "of the Aksumites, man of Gisene", (AC 26; H 13b); Ezanas (c. A.D. 330) before conversion AR (2), 0.59g., 0.27g., draped bust right, wearing headcloth with triangular ribbon behind, disc and crescent at top, hzanac, rev. as obverse, but bust smaller and within inner circle, baciËeyc, (AC 39; H 18), fine to nearly very fine (6) Estimate £ 200-250

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£360