Aksumite Coin
Craftsmen in the Aksum Kingdom started using special techniques in gilding to enhance the appearance and probably the value of gold coins. The gold coin shows the head and shoulders of King Endubis facing right, wearing head cloth with rays at forehead and triangular ribbon behind, framed by two wheat stalks. There is a disc and crescent on the top. The gold coins were often inscribed in Greek because they were usually to be used for exports. Silver and copper coins were inscribed in Aksumite. These coins were useful in the Aksum empire because their they were good with trade which made the Kingdom prosperous. This source connects to the Northeastern Africa segment of our class, focusing on the Aksum Kingdom.
Alexis Sabatelle 