Ezana gold coin with cross. British Museum. 1921,0316.1

Ethiopia

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Ezana gold coin with cross, 340-400 ca. British Museum. 1921,0316.1. Obverse: Half-length bust of Ezanas right, crowned, holding stick or sceptre, flanked by two wheat-stalks, the whole in a beaded circle.

Original catalogue wording

Ezana gold coin with cross, 340-400 ca. British Museum. 1921,0316.1. Obverse: Half-length bust of Ezanas right, crowned, holding stick or sceptre, flanked by two wheat-stalks, the whole in a beaded circle. Inscription : Greek , ; obverse "King Ezanas", comment : crosses at top, bottom and both sides ; reverse : "Of the Aksumites man of Alene". comment : crosses at top, bottom and both sides.

Source classification: coin

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Object type
Coins & currency
Recorded place
Ethiopia
Holding institution
The British Museum