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Gold coin of Ezanas of Aksum, pre-Christian period, on cover of 'Sylloge of Aksumite Coins in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford', by Ashmolean Museum.

Sylloge of Aksumite Coins in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

By (author) Wolfgang Hahn
By (author) Vincent West

$60.00

  • No other book approaches this level of academic expertise on significant Aksumite coinage
  • The Ashmolean museum's coins are of considerably higher quality and interest than even the similar collection at the British Museum
Full Description

These essays by Hahn and West will deal respectively with the formation of the collection and the figure of Bent Juel-Jensen, the seminal Aksumite coin collector in Oxford (as well as a medical doctor, academic, and traveler). They will also discuss recent problems that have emerged regarding the study of this coinage. In its entirety, this publication will make a fundamental contribution to this area of research and be an indispensable acquisition for many institutions and individuals.

About the Author
Wolfgang Hahn is Emeritus Professor at the University of Vienna, and a world expert in Aksumite coins. Vincent West, based in the UK, is a leading collector and scholar with close connections with the Ashmolean.
Specifications
Publisher
Ashmolean Museum
ISBN
9781910807101
Published
6th Mar 2017
Binding
Hardback
Territory
USA & Canada
Size
7.72 in x 10.12 in
Pages
160 Pages
Illustrations
1200 color
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