Medieval coin – HCR54195

Obverse

Inscription:

HZA NAC

Design:

Draped bust right, wearing headcloth

Reverse

Inscription:

BACIΛЄYC

Design:

Small draped bust right, wearing headcloth, within circle; often gilt inside circle

Information

Period

Medieval

Category

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

Group

Type 39 (H 18) – often gilt

Authority

Aksum: kingdom

Person

Ezanas, king of Aksum, c.345 - 380

Dating

c. 345 – c.360

Mint

Aksum (Medieval)

Denomination

Aksumite silver-gilt denomination

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

0.33

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

JJ 257

Acquisition date

20/10/2004

Source

Bent Juel-Jensen

Acquisition note

Sylloge 104 - JJ 257 - Spink October 1990

Transliteration (obverse)

Translation (obverse)

Ezanas

Transliteration (reverse)

Translation (reverse)

King

Reference

W. Hahn and V. West - 2016 - Sylloge of Aksumite Coins in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford : 104

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, abashir, cgallacher