Endubis
Sign in to saveEndybis or Endubis (Greek: ) was a late-3rd-century sovereign of the Kingdom of Aksum in East Africa (modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea). He was among the earliest rulers in the Africa to mint his own coins; according to Stuart Munro-Hay, "No other sub-Saharan African state issued its own independent coinage in ancient times -- indeed no other African state at all, since those in North Africa (Libya and Mauritania) fell under Roman dominion." The Aksumite currency of his reign was issued in gold, silver, and bronze or copper denominations and bore inscriptions in Koine Greek.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Endubis is referenced by 14 other articles, and connects out to Kingdom of Aksum, Ethiopia and Eritrea.
It is catalogued under topics including 3rd-century monarchs in Africa and Kings of Axum.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Endybis
- Royalty.title
- Aksumite king
- Royalty.image
- KingEndybisEthiopia227-235CE.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Coins of king Endybis. The left one reads in Greek , . The right one reads , . British Museum.
- Royalty.reign
- c. 270-300
- Royalty.predecessor
- DTWNS
- Royalty.successor
- Aphilas
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Occupation
- ruler
- Image
- KingEndybisEthiopia227-235CE.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0300-01-01
- Commons category
- Endubis of Axum
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Coinage
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Endybis or Endubis (Greek: ) was a late-3rd-century sovereign of the Kingdom of Aksum in East Africa (modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea). He was among the earliest rulers in the Africa to mint his own coins; according to Stuart Munro-Hay, "No other sub-Saharan African state issued its own independent coinage in ancient times -- indeed no other African state at all, since those in North Africa (Libya and Mauritania) fell under Roman dominion." The Aksumite currency of his reign was issued in gold, silver, and bronze or copper denominations and bore inscriptions in Koine Greek.
== Coinage ==
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