Medieval coin – HCR54224

Obverse

Inscription:

+HZA+NAC+BACI+ΛЄYC

Design:

crowned and draped bust right, holding stick, between two wheat-stalks, within circle

Reverse

Inscription:

+Aξω+MITωN+BICI+A’ΛЄNЄ

Design:

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

Information

Period

Medieval

Category

Aksumite coin of the early Christian period (mid fourth to mid sixth c.)

Group

Type 47 (H 21a)

Authority

Aksum: kingdom

Person

Ezanas, king of Aksum, c.345 - 380

Dating

c.360 - c.380

Mint

Aksum (Medieval)

Denomination

Aksumite gold denomination

Metal

gold

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.05

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

JJ 464

Acquisition date

2004

Source

Bent Juel-Jensen

Acquisition credit

Presented by Bent Juel-Jensen, 2004.

Acquisition note

Sylloge 130 - JJ 464 - Spink Marsh 1998/100, ex Seaby 1960/15, ex Münzen und Medaillen June 1954/1224

Transliteration (obverse)

Translation (obverse)

King Ezanas

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 : 130

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, abashir, jbaker