00:00What if I told you an African kingdom had a currency accepted across the ancient world?
00:05Around 270 CE, the kingdom of Aksum became the first civilization in sub-Saharan Africa
00:11to mint its own gold coins. These coins matched Roman standards and were even inscribed in Greek
00:17so merchants from Egypt, Arabia, and India could use them. Archaeologists have found Aksumite coins
00:24thousands of miles from Ethiopia. That's how powerful their trade empire really was.
00:30Before many kingdoms even had money, Aksum had a global currency.
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