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Argyros - Ezanas Crescent
| Issuer | Kingdom of Aksum |
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| Year | 345-360 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King Ezanas facing right, wearing a headband or diadem, rendered in the characteristic Aksumite style with bold facial features and a stylized eye. A large crescent symbol surmounts the bust at the top of the field. The Greek legend ΗZANAC (Ezanas) is distributed in the field to either side of the royal effigy, with additional smaller decorative elements flanking the portrait. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΒΑCIΛЄΥC (Translation: King) |
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