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| Keywords: Ethiopian - Coin Depicting an Anonymous King - Walters 59793 - Obverse.jpg 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 century 4 silver with traces of gilt cm 0 1 1 4 d x diam accession number 59 793 37850 William Wright Gallery New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Knopfelmacher Collection New York date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Joseph and Margaret Knopfelmacher 1996 Ethiopian Art at The Walters The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1996 Angels of Light Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham; Smith College Museum of Art Northampton; Museum of Biblical Art New York 2006-2007 place of origin Aksum Ethiopia Walters Art Museum license Art of Ethiopia in the Walters Art Museum Coins in the Walters Art Museum Axumite coins | ||||
