Kings of Axum, Ezanas, ca. 300-350 AD.,
Æ10 (10 mm / 0,44 g),
Obv.: BACI - Λ[ЄVC] , draped bust r.
Rev.: [ + TOV TO APECH TH XWPA] - (may this [the cross] please the country) , small cross in circle.
Munro-Hay 52 ; BMC Aksum 90 .
After the establishment of Christianity in Axum an active pilgrimage traffic between Ethiopia and the Holy Land started. Pilgrims traveled down the Nile valley and then east to Palestine and Jerusalem. The pilgrims brought their coins with them, and the Christian symbolism appealed to the local communities through which they passed. As a result, Axumite 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 issues. Up to this day a settlement of Coptic Ethiopian monks remains in Jerusalem, their main shrine being on the roof of the Holy Sepulchre church, the only location permitted them by the more numerous Christian sects.
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![Axum, 300-350 AD., Ezanas, Æ10, Munro-Hay 52.
Kings of Axum, Ezanas, ca. 300-350 AD.,
Æ10 (10 mm / 0,44 g),
Obv.: BACI - Λ[ЄVC] , draped bust r.
Rev.: [ + TOV TO APECH TH XWPA] - (may this [the cross] please the country) , small cross in circle.
Munro-Hay 52 ; BMC Aksum 90 .
After the establishment of Christianity in Axum an active pilgrimage traffic between Ethiopia and the Holy Land started. Pilgrims traveled down the Nile valley and then east to Palestine and Jerusalem. The pilgrims brought their coins with them, and the Christian symbolism appealed to the local communities through which they passed. As a result, Axumite 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 issues. Up to this day a settlement of Coptic Ethiopian monks remains in Jerusalem, their main shrine being on the roof of the Holy Sepulchre church, the only location permitted them by the more numerous Christian sects.
Schlüsselwörter: Axum Ezanas Cross](images/image.gif?id=126286212466 "Klicken für Bild in voller Größe
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Axum, 300-350 AD., Ezanas, Æ10, Munro-Hay 52.
Kings of Axum, Ezanas, ca. 300-350 AD.,
Æ10 (10 mm / 0,44 g),
Obv.: BACI - Λ[ЄVC] , draped bust r.
Rev.: [ + TOV TO APECH TH XWPA] - (may this [the cross] please the country) , small cross in circle.
Munro-Hay 52 ; BMC Aksum 90 .
After the establishment of Christianity in Axum an active pilgrimage traffic between Ethiopia and the Holy Land started. Pilgrims traveled down the Nile valley and then east to Palestine and Jerusalem. The pilgrims brought their coins with them, and the Christian symbolism appealed to the local communities through which they passed. As a result, Axumite 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 issues. Up to this day a settlement of Coptic Ethiopian monks remains in Jerusalem, their main shrine being on the roof of the Holy Sepulchre church, the only location permitted them by the more numerous Christian sects.
Schlüsselwörter: Axum Ezanas Cross")