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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     253370      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient Africa Region:     AKSUMITE KINGDOM Issuer:     Ezanas Date Ruled:     Circa 300-350 AD Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE15 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD after his conversion to Christianity in 330 Diameter:     15 mm Weight:     1.28 g Obverse Legend:     BACI LEYC Obverse Description:     draped bust right wearing headcloth Reverse Legend:     +TOV TO APECH TH XWPA Reverse Description:     (May This [the cross] Please the Country), small cross in circle Primary Reference:     Munro-Hay 52 Reference2:     BMC Aksum 90 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=44714 Grade:     VF, black patina. Notes:     The establishment of Christianity in Axum saw the beginning of an active pilgrimage traffic between Ethiopia and the Holy Land. Pilgrims traveled down the Nile valley and then across to Palestine and Jerusalem. The pilgrims of course brought their coins with them, and the overt Christian symbolism appealed to the local communities through which they passed. As a result, Axumite bronze coins and local imitations of them saw considerable circulation in Egypt and Palestine. They have been found at numerous 4th to 6th century sites, circulating alongside the regular Roman and Byzantine nummi.

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