Lot 947
947
Silver, 1.17g., bust as last, cross behind on top of stalk of wheat, Ge'ez legend 'king Armah', rev. arch supported by two columns, Greek cross above, voided and inlaid with gold, two smaller crosses on staves emerging from the columns and inside the arch a key shaped design comprised of an isosceles triangle with a circle below, also inlaid with gold, Ge'ez legend 'Mercy and Peace' (AC type 151; BMC 566), very fine
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Silver, 1.17g., bust as last, cross behind on top of stalk of wheat, Ge'ez legend 'king Armah', rev. arch supported by two columns, Greek cross above, voided and inlaid with gold, two smaller crosses on staves emerging from the columns and inside the arch a key shaped design comprised of an isosceles triangle with a circle below, also inlaid with gold, Ge'ez legend 'Mercy and Peace' (AC type 151; BMC 566), very fine

Details
Silver, 1.17g., bust as last, cross behind on top of stalk of wheat, Ge'ez legend 'king Armah', rev. arch supported by two columns, Greek cross above, voided and inlaid with gold, two smaller crosses on staves emerging from the columns and inside the arch a key shaped design comprised of an isosceles triangle with a circle below, also inlaid with gold, Ge'ez legend 'Mercy and Peace' (AC type 151; BMC 566), very fine
Provenance
F Sternberg auction VIII, 16 November 1978, lot 377
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.