Aksumite Numismatic Bibliography: Sales
Sale catalogues up to 1995 are referenced in Munro-Hay S.C. and Juel-Jensen B., Aksumite Coinage, Spink, 1995.
The addendum below consists of later catalogues which include a significant number of Aksumite coins.
Additions are welcomed.
Catalogues where the Aksumite lots consist entirely or predominantly of gold coins of types included in the al-Madhariba hoard
(Ezana Christian to early Kaleb) are marked with @@ (entirely) or @ (predominantly). Lots catalogued by Vincent West
are marked with (VW).
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(15 Mar 2000) Classic Numismatic Group (USA) 53, lots 989-1015.
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(13 Jul 2000) Spink (London) 144, Dr. Anton C. R. Dreesmann Collection part II, lots 913-49.
Many coins are from Sternberg VIII (16/17 Nov 1978), XVII (9/10 May 1986) and XVIII (20/21 Nov 1986).
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(28/29 Oct 2000) Sternberg (Zurich) XXXV, lots 1008-40.
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(3 Nov 2000) Numismatica Ars Classica (Zurich) 20, lot numbers unknown but including 1613 (26 coins).
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(18 Jun 2001) Spartan Numismatics and Hippocampos Inc. 21, lots 1, 192-204.
Lot 1 is a gold of Ousanas I, doubly pierced.
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(Sep 2001) Kunst und Münzen (Lugano) list 75, lots 976-94.
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(18 Apr 2002) Morton and Eden (London), lots 32-40.
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(24 Nov 2004) Morton and Eden (London), lots 699-704.
Lot 699 is a reverse brockage imitation of a gold of Ousanas I.
Lot 704 is a gold of Iathlia, Aksumite Coinage type 136, with a differing reverse legend.
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(31 Mar 2005) Spink (London) 5003, lots 100-46 (VW).
Lot 124 is a new variety of the silver of Mhdys, Aksumite Coinage type 69.
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(22 Sep 2005) Cortrie (Hamburg), lots 3298-3311.
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(28/29 Sep 2005) Spink (London) 5014, The Coinex Auction, lots 325-73 (VW).
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(30 Nov 2005) Spink (London) 5020, The Ivan Buck Collection and other Properties, lots 569-90 (VW).
The image of the second item in lot 582 is incorrect, showing lot 583 instead.
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@(13/14 Dec 2005) Morton and Eden (London), lots 417-45.
All but one lot are gold. Lot 418 is an unpierced gold of Ousanas I.
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(1 Feb 2006) Harlan J Berk (Chicago) Buy or Bid Sale 147, lots 48-9, 378-94.
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(11 Mar 2006) Elsen (Brussels) 87, lots 1839-47.
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(30 Mar 2006) Spink (London) 6003, lots 1070-1127 (VW).
Lot 1094 is a new variety of the copper of Ouazebas, Aksumite Coinage type 54,
with the normal reverse legend on both sides.
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(2 May 2006) Baldwin's (London) 44, lots 337-41.
All gold. Lot 340 is a pierced gold of Ezanas before conversion and 341 is a pierced
imitation of Ousanas I.
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@@(29 Jun 2006) Spink (London) 6013, lots 55-78 (VW).
The image of lot 72 is of lot 78, and vice versa.
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(30 Aug 2006) Münz Zentrum (Solingen-Ohligs, Germany), lots 234-77, 776-800.
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(9 Sep 2006) Elsen (Brussels) 89, lots 1093-1105.
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@@(10 Oct 2006) Gorny and Mosch (Munich) 152, lots 1610-9.
Lot 1612 is Anonymous 2 (Aksumite Coinage type 81) not Anonymous 1 (type 63).
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@@ (6 Mar 2007) Gorny and Mosch (Munich) 156, lots 1648-62.
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(19 Apr 2007) CGB (Paris) Mail Bid Sale 29, lots 772-800.
From the collection of P Bourlier (see Bourlier 1968). Lots 772-786 are Endubis gold.
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@@(27 Jun 2007) Spink (London) 7018, lots 491-505 (VW).
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@@(25 Sep 2007) Baldwin's (London) 52, lots 151-62.
Lot 161 is of Ousanas (Aksumite Coinage type 89) not Ousas.
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@ (9 Oct 2007) Gorny and Mosch (Munich) 160, lots 1763-74.
Lot 1774 is a gold of Ella Amida (Aksumite Coinage type 116).
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@@(28 Nov 2007) Spink (London) 7030, lots 469-80 (VW).
Unsold lots 470, 473, 475-6, 478 and 480 were subsequently sold:
(27 Nov 2008) Spink (London) 8024, lots 43-8.
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(Jan-Mar 2008) Elsen (Brussels) List 243, items 301-15.
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(16 Apr 2008) Münz Zentrum (Solingen-Ohligs, Germany), lots 215-66.
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(Jul-Sep 2008) Elsen (Brussels) List 245, items 234-50.
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(10 Sep 2008) Stack's (New York), lots 787-823.
Lot 790 is a gold of Ousanas I, doubly pierced.
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(12 Jan 2009) Stack's (New York), The Golden Horn Collection, lots 3411-20.
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@ (10 Mar 2009) Gorny and Mosch (Munich) 176, lots 1447-96.
All gold. Lot 1447 is an unpierced gold of Ousanas I. Lots 1495-6 are golds of Ella Gabaz and
Iathlia (Aksumite Coinage types 124 and 136).
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(28 Mar 2009) Elsen (Brussels) 99, lots 1627-37.
Lot 1631 of Eon is Aksumite Coinage type 59 not type 61.
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(Dec 2009) Elsen (Brussels) Special Offers, lots 5801-26.
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(24 Jun 2010) Spink (London) 1010, lots 501-26 (VW).
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(Aug 2010) Elsen (Brussels) Special Offers, lots 3551-75.
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