Home›Sources›Gold Coin of King Ezana, British Museum (1921,0316.1)SourcesGold Coin of King Ezana, British Museum (1921,0316.1)British Museum record via Wikimedia Commons cataloguing, read 2026-08-19Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Gold Coin of King Ezana, British Museum (1921,0316.1)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/bm-ezanaofaksum-1921-0316-1.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Gold Coin of King Ezana, British Museum (1921,0316.1). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/bm-ezanaofaksum-1921-0316-1Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-gold-coin-of-king-ezana-british-museum-1, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Gold Coin of King Ezana, British Museum (1921,0316.1)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/bm-ezanaofaksum-1921-0316-1}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA record for the British Museum's gold coin of King Ezana of Aksum, object number 1921,0316.1, circa 340 to 400. The obverse carries a crowned half-length bust flanked by wheat stalks and crosses, with a Greek inscription reading King Ezanas; the reverse reads Of the Aksumites man of Alene, in the coinage that marks Aksum among the first states anywhere to strike the cross on its money.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedBritish MuseumURLWell-attestedhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ezana_gold_coin_with_cross._British_Museum._1921,0316.1.jpgSource TypeWell-attestedMuseumAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2The British Museum's own cataloguing text for the accessioned coin, carrying the coin's Greek inscriptions and object number.Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Sacred Art & Iconography, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.Well-attested6Sacred Art & IconographyGold Coin of King Ezana (British Museum, circa 340 to 400)SourcesGold Coin of King Ezana, British Museum (1921,0316.1)Holds1Sacred Art & IconographyGold Coin of King Ezana (British Museum, circa 340 to 400)Connected1Sacred Art & IconographyGold Coin of King Ezana (British Museum, circa 340 to 400)General References1Sacred Art & IconographyGold Coin of King Ezana (British Museum, circa 340 to 400)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year