Axum
King Ousanas
c. 320-333 CE
Bronze coin. c. 320-333 CE.
Obverse: Right facing bust of the king wearing a headcloth. Crescent
and pellet above, wheat grain stalks either side of the
portrait. Legend OYCANAC ΒΑCΙΛΕY (King Ousanas) in greek.
Reverse: Smaller portrait with gold inlay in a circle with legend in
Greek outside the
ring. Legend TOV TO
APECH TH XWPA (May this please the country).
Weight: ~1.8 g Diameter: ~18 mm.
Reference: Munro-Hay/Juel-Jensen 54 , BMC (British Museum Collection)
Aksum 245.
Silver coin. c. 320-333 CE.
Obverse: Right facing bust of the king wearing a headcloth. Crescent
and pellet above the
portrait. Legend OYCANAC ΒΑCΙΛΕY (King Ousanas) in greek.
Reverse: Smaller portrait in a circle with legend in Greek outside the
ring. Legend AxWMITWN BICI GICENE (Of the Aksumites man of Gisene).
Weight: ~1.8 g Diameter: 15 mm.
Reference: Munro-Hay/Juel-Jensen 26 , BMC (British Museum Collection)
Aksum 27-28.
Gold coin. c. 320-333 CE.
Obverse: Bust of the king wearing a crown and a drape and holding mace.
Crescent
above with
wheat stalks on both sides of the portrait. Legend in greek
OYCANAC ΒΑCΙΛΕY (King Ousanas).
Reverse: Right facing bust of the king wearing a headcloth. Crescent
above with
wheat stalks on both sides of the portrait. Legend AxWMITWN
BICI GICENE (Of the Aksumites man of Gisene).
Weight: ~2.6g
Reference: Munro-Hay/Juel-Jensen ___?, BMC (British Museum Collection)
Aksum ___?