Gold coin of King Ebana of Aksum
Dublin Core
Title
Gold coin of King Ebana of Aksum
Subject
450-500, Aksum, gold, 1.58 g, British Museum
Description
Head and shoulders bust of Ebana right, wearing headcloth, holding branch / fly-whisk (?) (or short stick / sceptre), flanked by two wheat-stalks, in a beaded circle. (reverse)
Head and shoulders bust of Ebana right, crowned, holding short stick (or branch / fly-whisk?), flanked by two wheat-stalks, in a beaded circle; H above head. (obverse)
Obverse Inscription
Inscription language: Greek
Inscription script: Greek
Inscription note: interpretation uncertain
Reverse Inscription
Inscription language: Greek
Inscription script: Greek
Inscription translation: Ki[n]g Ebana
Head and shoulders bust of Ebana right, crowned, holding short stick (or branch / fly-whisk?), flanked by two wheat-stalks, in a beaded circle; H above head. (obverse)
Obverse Inscription
Inscription language: Greek
Inscription script: Greek
Inscription note: interpretation uncertain
Reverse Inscription
Inscription language: Greek
Inscription script: Greek
Inscription translation: Ki[n]g Ebana
Collection
Citation
“Gold coin of King Ebana of Aksum,” HAA Image Hosting, accessed May 11, 2026, https://haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/1314.
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