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| 背面描述 | Draped bust of King Ousanas facing right, wearing a headcloth, mirroring the obverse design in the Aksumite royal portrait tradition. Above the effigy appears the characteristic disc-on-crescent symbol, a recurring emblematic device on Aksumite coinage of this era. The surrounding Greek legend identifies the issuing authority and geographic designation. The coin exhibits the irregular flan shape and hand-struck quality consistent with hammered silver production at Aksum during the early fourth century. |
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| 边缘 | Plain |
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Ousanas ruled Aksum during a pivotal decade when the kingdom was consolidating its control over trade routes connecting the Red Sea to the interior of northeast Africa. His silver issues are among the earliest Aksumite coins struck with a Christian cross — appearing on some die varieties before Constantine had fully normalized Christian iconography in Roman coinage, making the chronological relationship between the two traditions a live debate among specialists.
The BMC distinguishes two varieties under #27 and #28, separated by minor die differences rather than issuer or period. Both are scarce in silver; gold issues of Ousanas survive in greater numbers, which inverts the usual pattern.