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Coin of Ousanas

early 4th century CE · Aksum (Ethiopia)

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Plate 1Coin of Ousanas, Aksum (Ethiopia), early 4th century CE, silver alloy with traces of gilding, The Walters Art Museum, 59.794.

Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon.

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 177, cat. 92 (supplied scan PDF p. 175)

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Coin of Ousanas, Aksum (Ethiopia), early 4th century CE, silver alloy with traces of gilding, The Walters Art Museum, 59.794.Plate 1 · Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon. · Printed p. 177, cat. 92 (supplied scan PDF p. 175)

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Catalogue no. 92: Coin of Ousanas. early 4th century CE; silver alloy with traces of gilding; Aksum (Ethiopia).

Date
early 4th century CE
Object type
Coins & numismatics
Recorded place
Aksum (Ethiopia)
Holding
The Walters Art Museum
Accession
59.794
Source locator
Printed p. 177, cat. 92 (supplied scan PDF p. 175)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).