Medieval coin – HCR54185

Obverse

Inscription:

HZANACB ACIΛЄ YC

Design:

crowned and draped bust right, holding spear, between two wheat-stalks

Reverse

Inscription:

AξωMITωNB ICIA’ΛЄNЄ

Design:

draped bust right, wearing headcloth, holding fly-whisk, between two wheat-stalks

Information

Period

Medieval

Category

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

Group

Types 35–37 (H 17)

Authority

Aksum: kingdom

Person

Ezanas, king of Aksum, c.345 - 380

Dating

c.345 - c.360

Mint

Aksum (Medieval)

Denomination

Aksumite gold denomination

Metal

gold

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.8

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

JJ 508

Acquisition date

2004

Source

Bent Juel-Jensen

Acquisition credit

Presented by Bent Juel-Jensen, 2004.

Acquisition note

Sylloge 94 - JJ 508 - Spink July 2000/920, ex Dreesmann , ex Sternberg November 1986/223, ex Schulman Marsh 1930/859

Transliteration (obverse)

Translation (obverse)

Transliteration (reverse)

Translation (reverse)

of the Aksumites, man of Alene

Reference

W. Hahn and V. West - 2016 - Sylloge of Aksumite Coins in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford : 94

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, abashir