Axum
King Kaleb
c. 520 CE.
Silver coin c. 520 CE.
Obverse: Draped and right facing bust of the king wearing headcloth and
holding grain ear. Legend "King Kaleb" in Ge'ez..
Reverse: Draped right facing bust of the king wearing a head
cloth with cross above.
Legend "He who is Fitting for the People" in Ge'ez.
Weight: ~1.5 g Diameter: 14 mm.
Reference: Munro-Hay/Juel-Jensen 118, BMC (British Museum Collection)
Aksum 414.
Gold coin. c. 520 CE.
Obverse: Crowned, draped and right facing bust of the king
flanked by wheat ears in a circle.
Cross above the
portrait. Legend V[I]OC QELNENA (Son of Thezena) in Ge'ez
language.
Reverse: Draped right facing bust of the king wearing a head
cloth flanked by wheat ears holding a fly whisk inside a circle.
Legend outside the circle.
Weight: ~1.6 g Diameter: 17mm.
Reference: Munro-Hay/Juel-Jensen 107. BMC (British Museum
Collection)
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