Axum
King Ezanas
c. 330-356 CE
Bronze coin. c. 330-356 CE.
Obverse: Draped right facing bust of the king wearing a headcloth.
Crescent
and pellet above the
portrait. Legend HZANAC (Ezanas) in greek.
Reverse: Smaller portrait in a circle with legend in Greek outside the
ring. Legend BACIAEYC (King).
Weight: ~0.6 g Diameter: .
Reference: Munro-Hay/Juel-Jensen 40 , BMC (British Museum Collection)
Aksum 40.
Silver coin. c. 330-356 CE.
Obverse: Draped right facing bust of the king wearing a headcloth
inside a circle. Legend HZANAC (Ezanas) in greek.
Reverse: Smaller portrait in a circle with legend in Greek inside the
ring. Legend BACIAEYC (King).
Weight: ~0.8 g Diameter: 13 mm.
Reference: Munro-Hay/Juel-Jensen 42 , BMC (British Museum Collection)
Aksum 69.
Gold coin. c. 330-356 CE.
Obverse: Crowned and Draped right facing bust of the king holding
scepter flaked by wheat ears. Crescent
and pellet above the
portrait. Legend HZANAC (Ezanas) BACIAEYC (King) in greek.
Reverse: Draped right facing bust of the king holding wheat stalk
flaked by wheat ears. Crescent
and pellet above the
portrait. Legend in Greek AξωMITω BICIA ΛCH.
Weight: ~2.3 g Diameter: 19 mm.
Reference: Munro-Hay/Juel-Jensen 37i , BMC (British Museum Collection)
Aksum 52.
