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Source Description
The Aksumite Kingdom began to issue coins about AD 270. Silver and bronze coins were issued for local, everyday use, and generally followed the design of Roman coins with a bust portrait of the ruler in profile on one side. Aksumite coins were the first in the ancient world to carry the cross as a symbol of the ruler's devotion to the Christian religion.
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Document identity
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37850
label
Coin Depicting an Anonymous King
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
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37850
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Coin Depicting an Anonymous King
description
The Aksumite Kingdom began to issue coins about AD 270. Silver and bronze coins were issued for local, everyday use, and generally followed the design of Roman coins with a bust portrait of the ruler in profile on one side. Aksumite coins were the first in the ancient world to carry the cross as a symbol of the ruler's devotion to the Christian religion.
provenance
William Wright Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Knopfelmacher Collection, New York, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1996, by gift.
date
4th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Coins & Medals
coins
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
0.1
height
1.4
dimensionsRaw
1/16 x 9/16 in. (0.1 x 1.4 cm) (d. x diam.)
Source extras
med
Silver alloy with traces of gilding
creator_ids
6264
collection_ids
ETH
NUM
exhibition_ids
1958
955
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photo
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photo
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photo
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88212239a1b0d44a
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photo
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