First set of coins King Ezana before Aksum

First set of coins: King Ezana before Aksum became Christian; second set of coins, after his conversion to Christianity in 330 AD. BACI LEYC, draped bust right in head cloth/+TOV TO APECH TH XWPA (May This [the cross] Please the Country), small cross in circle. IMAGES: courtesy of CNG and wildwinds.com

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