Coat of ArmsThe Second Bulgarian Empire

Copper scyphate coins, unlocalised mint

Imitative coinage1185-1218
Imitative coinage — copper — 1.1.4-8
Imitative coinage — copper — 1.1.4-8
Imitative coinage — copper — 1.1.4-8
Imitative coinage — copper — 1.1.4-8
Imitative coinage — copper — 1.1.4-8
Imitative coinage — copper — 1.1.4-8
Imitative coinage — copper — 1.1.4-8
Imitative coinage — copper — 1.1.4-8
Metal
Copper

Obverse

Bust of Jesus Christ (Emmanuel) with a nimbus around the head, in which a cross is inscribed. On each shoulder are depicted five pearls. Christ is dressed in a chiton and sindon. In His left hand He holds a Gospel, and with His right hand He blesses in front of His chest. In the field on both sides are the initials ІС - ХС.

Reverse

There is a variant in which the image of Christ is up to the shoulders, and the pearls on the shoulders of the cross are one each.

Reconstructions

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

  • Imitative coinage — 1.1.4-8
  • Imitative coinage — 1.1.4-8
  • Imitative coinage — 1.1.4-8

Also struck by Imitative coinage

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

Copper scyphate coins, unlocalised mint of Imitative coinage — The Second Bulgarian Empire