Stephen Album Rare Coins, Online Auction 17, Los 16 BÉNIN: Republic, AE 2500 francs, 2007, KM-XE1a, Abolition of the Slave Trade Series - Oloudah Equiano 1745-1797, fantasy pattern essai in pure copper, mintage 30 pieces, PCGS graded MS66 RD. Olaudah Equiano, known for most of his life as Gustavus Vassa, was a writer and abolitionist from, according to his memoir, the Eboe (Igbo) region of the Ki...