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forgery / coin
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Object type
Museum number
1898,0206.1
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Description
Copper alloy coin; forgery.(obverse) Head and shoulders bust left, in circle.
(reverse) Figure advancing right. -
State
- Aksumite Kingdom
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Culture/period
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Production place
- Minted in: Aksum (?)
- (Africa,Ethiopia,Tigray,Aksum (town))
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Materials
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Dimensions
- Weight: 3.06 grammes
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Inscriptions
Inscription Type
inscriptionInscription Position
obverse
Inscription Type
inscriptionInscription Position
reverse
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Curator's comments
Not published in Munro-Hay 1999. In a review of this book, Juel-Jensen 1999 in Spink Numismatic Circular Vol CVII, July 1999 p.182 notes "What happened to the fanciful forgery which Lord Grantley gave to the British Museum in 1898?". This is that coin.
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Bibliography
- Anzani 1926 281, p.35
- Anzani 1926 281, p.35
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Location
Not on display
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Subjects
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Acquisition name
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Acquisition date
1898
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Department
Coins & Medals
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Registration number
1898,0206.1
Obverse & Reverse
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