A gold coin struck under King Ezana of Aksum, circa 340 to 400. The obverse shows the king crowned and holding a sceptre, flanked by wheat stalks, with crosses at top, bottom and both sides; a Greek inscription names him King Ezanas. Aksum was among the first states anywhere to strike the cross on its money, marking Ezana's conversion to Christianity. Held today by the British Museum.
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The coin's own Greek inscription names King Ezanas as its subject.
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