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   253368.                                                      Sold For $95
   KINGS of AXUM (Aksum). MHDYS. Circa 400-450 AD. Æ 16mm (0.83 gm). "MHDYS
   King of Aksum" (in Ge'ez), draped bust right wearing headcloth, flanked by
   grain ears / "By This Cross He Will Conquer" (in Ge'ez), cross potent; the
   interior of the cross gilt. Munro-Hay 70; BMC Aksum 293. Near VF, some
   earthen patina.
   The exact name of the king called "MHDYS" on his coins is unknown.

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