About this work
A drawing of a bronze coin, about 16 mm across. The king holds a grain stalk; a gold-inlaid cross appears on the reverse.
Original catalogue wording
Drawing of a bronze coin (d. c. 16mm) of king Wazena of Aksum; on the obverse the king holds a grain stalk and is surrounded by a motto, while on the reverse a gold-inlaid cross-crosslet is depicted — Illustration 51
Illustration 51. Drawing of a bronze coin (d. c. 16mm) of king Wazena of Aksum; on the obverse the king holds a grain stalk and is surrounded by a motto, while on the reverse a gold-inlaid cross-crosslet is depicted
- Date
- Not recorded in the catalogue
- Object type
- Coins & currency
- Recorded place
- Aksum
- Printed source
- HabeshaHistory printed corpus