Triens - Wazeba and Ousanas

Wazeba and Ousanas were co-rulers of Aksum in the early fourth century, and coins bearing both names represent one of the more unusual administrative arrangements in Aksumite numismatics — dual-name issues are rare in the series and their precise political relationship remains debated. This piece predates the Christianization of the kingdom under Ezana by roughly a decade, placing it in the final generation of Aksumite coinage struck without the cross.

The triens denomination in silver is an uncommon survival. Most Aksumite silver of this period circulated heavily in Red Sea trade networks and survives in correspondingly worn states.