Ebana

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Ebana
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King of Aksum
ReignMid 5th Century-Late 5th Century
Predecessor Eon
Successor Nezool

Ebana was a 5th-century King of the Kingdom of Axum. He is primarily known from the series of coins that were minted during his reign. [1] His gold coins "are easily the commonest of Aksumite gold issues". [2]

Coinage

The gold coins of Ebana are by far the most common of all Aksumite gold coins; the al-Madhariba hoard, recovered from Yemen, alone contained 538 examples of his gold coins, allowing for die-link comparisons to be made. Stuart Munro-Hay speculates that the large number of coins suggests that "he reigned for a considerable time". [3]

The enigmatic inscription + BAC + CIN + BAX + ABA, which first appeared on the coins of Eon, also appear on the obverse of Ebana's coins. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Siegbert, Uhlig, ed. (2005). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: D-Ha, Volume 2. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 211. ISBN   3447052384.
  2. ↑ Munro Hay, Stuart (1989). "The al-Madhāriba Hoard of Gold Aksumite and Late Roman Coins". Numismatic Chronicle. 149: 93. JSTOR   42667572.
  3. 1 2 Munro-Hay, "Aksumite Coinage" in African Zion: the Sacred Art of Ethiopia, ed. Marilyn Heldman (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993), p. 110
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