Flat copper coins of despot Dobrotitsa, presumed Drastar mint, first type

Dobrotitsa
Dobrotitsa — copper — 1.16.1-2
Dobrotitsa — copper — 1.16.1-2
Metal
Copper
Mint
Drastar
Diameter
19; 18 mm
Weight
2.3; 1.8 g
Rarity
R9between 5 and 15 known

Obverse

Scattered letters from the inscription arranged horizontally in several lines: + ДЄС/Т/ПОС/8. Several dots are placed in the center.

Reverse

Variant A. Monogram with ligature, composed of the letters I W T. Variant B. The image is as in Variant A, but several dots are scattered in the lower part of the field.

Reconstructions

Line drawings reconstructing the coin's design from the surviving specimens.

  • Dobrotitsa — 1.16.1-2
  • Dobrotitsa — 1.16.1-2
  • Dobrotitsa — 1.16.1-2

Also struck by Dobrotitsa

Coin photographs and reconstruction drawings from A. Radushev & G. Zhekov, Catalogue of Bulgarian Medieval Coins IX–XV c. (Agató, 1999).

Flat copper coins of despot Dobrotitsa, presumed Drastar mint, first type of Dobrotitsa — The Second Bulgarian Empire