Medieval coin – HCR54173

Obverse

Inscription:

OYCANA

Design:

draped bust right, wearing headcloth, within two circles

Reverse

Inscription:

BAC IΛЄI

Design:

draped bust right, wearing headcloth, within two circles

Information

Period

Medieval

Category

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

Group

Types 32–33 (H 25)

Authority

Aksum: kingdom

Person

Ousanas I, king of Aksum, c.323-345

Dating

c.323 - c.345

Mint

Aksum (Medieval)

Denomination

Aksumite silver denomination

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.22

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

JJ 88

Acquisition date

2004

Source

Bent Juel-Jensen

Acquisition note

Sylloge 82 - JJ 88 - Spink June 1985

Transliteration (obverse)

Translation (obverse)

Ousanas

Transliteration (reverse)

Translation (reverse)

King

Reference

W. Hahn and V. West - 2016 - Sylloge of Aksumite Coins in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford : 82

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, abashir