Medieval coin – HCR54133

Obverse

Inscription:

AΦIΛACBA CIΛЄYCAξω

Design:

Draped bust right, wearing headcloth

Reverse

Inscription:

MITωNBI CIΔIMHΛH

Design:

Wheat -Stalk

Information

Period

Medieval

Category

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

Group

Type 13 (H 9)

Authority

Aksum: kingdom

Person

Aphilas, king of Aksum, c.310 - 323

Dating

c.310 - c.323

Mint

Aksum (Medieval)

Denomination

Aksumite copper denomination

Metal

copper

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.87

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

JJ 475

Acquisition date

2004

Source

Bent Juel-Jensen

Acquisition credit

Presented by Bent Juel-Jensen, 2004.

Acquisition note

Sylloge 43 - JJ 475 - Spink February 1999, ex Sotheby April 1992/part 160

Transliteration (obverse)

Aphilas Basileus Axo

Translation (obverse)

King Aphilas of the Aksu

Transliteration (reverse)

miton Bisi Dimele

Translation (reverse)

. . . mites, man of Dimele

Reference

W. Hahn and V. West - 2016 - Sylloge of Aksumite Coins in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford : 43

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, abashir, jbaker