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ClassificationsAfrican Art

Coin of King Wazena

Possible OriginEthiopia, Africa

CultureAxumite

Dateca. 550-570 CE

MediumCopper alloy, gilt

Credit LineGift of Janice Brannon

Dimensions11/16 in., 1/16 oz. (1.7 cm, 1.8 g)

Object number2012.019.002

Label TextObverse: Ge’ez inscription l’Hzb zydl (“May this please the peoples”), with draped bust of king facing right, wearing headcloth and holding a wheat stalk topped by cross

Reverse: Ge’ez inscription zwzn zngš (“Of Wazena, of the King”) around a large cross crosslet with gilt dot at its center, crossed by an oblique cross

ProvenanceEx coll. Janice Brannon, United States.

Status

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