Medieval coin – HCR54118

Obverse

Inscription:

AΦIΛA BACIΛI

Design:

Crowned and draped bust facing, holding sword 1.

Reverse

Inscription:

AξωMA BICIΔIH

Design:

Draped bust right, wearing headcloth, holding fly-whisk

Information

Period

Medieval

Category

Aksumite coin of the pre-Christian period (late third to mid fourth c.)

Group

Type 6 (H 5)

Authority

Aksum: kingdom

Person

Aphilas, king of Aksum, c.310 - 323

Dating

c.310 - c.323

Mint

Aksum (Medieval)

Denomination

Aksumite gold denomination half unit

Metal

gold

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.39

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

JJ 79

Acquisition date

2004

Source

Bent Juel-Jensen

Acquisition credit

Presented by Bent Juel-Jensen, 2004.

Acquisition note

Sylloge 25 - JJ 79 - Munro-Hay April 1985 (MH 11), ex Tringali 1973, ex Gebreselassie 1972

Transliteration (obverse)

Aphila Basili

Translation (obverse)

King Aphilas

Transliteration (reverse)

Axoma Bisi Die

Translation (reverse)

of the Aksumites, man of Dimele

Reference

W. Hahn and V. West - 2016 - Sylloge of Aksumite Coins in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford : 25

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, abashir, jbaker