Medieval coin – HCR54179

Obverse

Inscription:

OYC ANAC

Design:

draped bust right, wearing headcloth, within two circles

Reverse

Inscription:

BACIΛЄYC

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)

1.32

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

JJ 507

Acquisition date

2004

Source

Bent Juel-Jensen

Acquisition credit

Presented by Bent Juel-Jensen, 2004.

Acquisition note

Sylloge 88 - JJ 507 - Spink July 2000/919, ex Dreesmann, ex Sternberg November 1986/230, ex Vaccaro

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 : 88

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, abashir