Medieval coin – HCR54698

Obverse

Design:

Draped bust right, wearing headcloth

Reverse

Inscription:

AΦI/ΛAC/BACI/ΛЄY

Design:

Legend in field

Information

Period

Medieval

Category

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

Group

Type 8 (H 6)

Authority

Aksum: kingdom

Person

Aphilas, king of Aksum, c.310 - 323

Dating

c.310 - c.323

Mint

Aksum (Medieval)

Denomination

Aksumite gold denomination eighth unit

Metal

gold

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

0.32

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

JJ 76

Acquisition date

2004

Source

Bent Juel-Jensen

Acquisition credit

Presented by Bent Juel-Jensen, 2004.

Acquisition note

Sylloge 28 - JJ 76 - Munro-Hay November 1984–January 1985 (MH 9), ex Baldwin ex Sotheby December 1962/144, ex Tringali

Transliteration (reverse)

Aphilas Basileu

Translation (reverse)

King Aphilas

Acknowledgment

Reference

W. Hahn and V. West - 2016 - Sylloge of Aksumite Coins in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford : 28

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, abashir, jbaker, cgallacher