Medieval coin – HCR54129

Obverse

Inscription:

AΦIΛA BACIΛI

Design:

Draped bust right, wearing headcloth

Reverse

Inscription:

AΦIΛACB ACIΛЄYCI

Design:

Small draped bust right, wearing headcloth, within circle. Gilt inside circle

Information

Period

Medieval

Category

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

Group

Type 10 ( H 8) - gilt

Authority

Aksum: kingdom

Person

Aphilas, king of Aksum, c.310 - 323

Dating

c.310 - c.323

Mint

Aksum (Medieval)

Denomination

Aksumite silver-gilt denomination

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

0.82

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

JJ 453

Acquisition date

2004

Source

Bent Juel-Jensen

Acquisition note

Sylloge 39- JJ 453 - Spink Marsh 1998

Transliteration (obverse)

Aphila Basili

Translation (obverse)

King Aphilas

Transliteration (reverse)

Aphilas Basileusi

Translation (reverse)

King Aphilas

Reference

W. Hahn and V. West - 2016 - Sylloge of Aksumite Coins in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford : 39

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, abashir, jbaker