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Monograms
Coin: 13367
Format
Coin
Numismatic Collection
Firestone
Issue
8272
Details
Notes
Coin heavily clipped.
Object Type
coin
Denomination
grosh
Metal
Silver
Region
Bulgaria
State
Tarnovo
City
Tarnovo
Ruler
Ivan Shishman
Date
1380 to 1393
Obverse Figure Description
Emperor, standing, facing, Tsar, standing, facing, wearing low stemma, maniakion, divitision and loros, which long end passes over the left arm and ends in the form of cross, holding cross with short staff in his right hand and anexikakia in his left one in front of the chest
Obverse Legend
on the left, the letters Ιω with dot and short sign for abbreviation above; on the right, monogram Ш, and under it - the title ЦP with sign for abbreviation above it
Reverse Figure Description
Virgin, bust, facing, Μ Θ. Nimbate bust of Virgin Orans with tunic and maphorion, on her chest the nimbated bust of Christ Emmanuel is shown, blessing in front of his chest with his right hand; ring of pellets
Citations
Iurukova, Iordanka Iurukova, Bŭlgarski srednovekovni pechati i moneti, 1990 p.168 IV
Mushmov, Nikola A. Mushmov, Monetiti︠e︡ i pechatiti︠e︡ na bŭlgarskiti︠e︡ t︠s︡are, 1924 p.143 188
CBMC, Konstantin Dochev, Catalogue of the Bulgarian Medieval Coins of the 13th-14th Centuries, 2009 pp.211-213 4410-4480
References
Iurukova
Mushmov
CBMC
Coin Description
Size
15 in mm
Die Axis
6
Weight
0.4 in grams
Accession
Accession number: 78, 1996-05-30, Colosseum Coin Exchange
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