Noe, 5th century. Chrysos (Gold, 17 mm, 1.55 g, 12 h). ✠ACX✠ACA✠CAC✠CIነ Draped half-length bust of Noe to right, wearing tiara and circular earring, holding spear in his right hand and with bracelets on his right arm; to left and right, ears of barley; all within circular border. Rev. ✠ↃⲰX✠ↃIↃ✠CΛH✠ΛΛX Draped half-length bust of Noe to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, holding branch in his right hand and with bracelets on his right arm; to left and right, ears of barley; all within circular border. Hahn, Aksumite, 28. Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 38.91 ( this coin ). Munro-Hay, AC, type 59. A wonderful piece of unusually fine style. Struck from a slightly corroded reverse die, otherwise, extremely fine.
From the Dr. Stephan Coffman Collection, ex Spink 6013, 29 June 2006, 58.
While nothing is known of his reign, Noe is interesting for being the first Axumite king to employ a biblical name (Noah) on his coinage. The obverse legend (here slightly blundered) names him 'BA XAC ABACCIN' or ' Ba sileus Ch or as Abassin о̄n', which translates as 'King of the Land of the Abyssinians', a formula in common use on the Axumite gold coinage afterwards.
Leu, okt. 2023, lot 300, 4200 CHF (Euro 4419)
Noe, 5th century. Chrysos (Gold, 17 mm, 1.58 g, 12 h). ✠BAX✠ACA✠BAC✠CIϞ Draped half-length bust of Noe to right, wearing tiara and circular earring, holding spear in his right hand and with bracelets on his right arm; to left and right, ears of barley; all within circular border. Rev. ✠ЭⲰϞ✠ᗺIƆ✠IΛN✠ΛΛΦ✠ Draped half-length bust of Noe to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, holding branch in his right hand and with bracelets on his right arm; to left and right, ears of barley; all within circular border. Hahn, Aksumite, 28. Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 38. Munro-Hay, AC, type 59. Well struck and with clear legends. Minor scratches on the obverse and with light die rust on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.
From the Dr. Stephan Coffman Collection, ex Baldwin's of St. James 40, 21 November 2019, 13.
Leu, okt. 2023, lot 301, 2200 CHF (Euro 2315)
Noe, 5th century. Chrysos (Gold, 14 mm, 1.59 g, 12 h). ✠CΛX✠ΛCΛ✠ƆΛC✠CIN Draped half-length bust of Noe to right, wearing tiara and circular earring, holding spear in his right hand and with bracelets on his right arm; to left and right, ears of barley, the right one with I across; all within circular border. Rev. ✠ƆⲰN✠ƆIƆ✠IΛH✠ΛΛX✠ Draped half-length bust of Noe to right, wearing tight-fitting head cloth and circular earring, holding branch in his right hand and with bracelets on his right arm; to left and right, ears of barley; above head cloth, pellet; all within circular border. Hahn, Aksumite, 28. Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 38. Munro-Hay, AC, 59. Struck from slightly worn dies, otherwise, about extremely fine.
From the Dr. Stephan Coffman Collection and from an important collection of Aksumite coins, Leu Web Auction 20, 16-18 July 2022, 3193.
Leu, okt. 2023, lot 302, 2700 CHF (Euro 2841)