Coat of ArmsThe Second Bulgarian Empire

Flat copper coins, presumed Cherven mint, third type

Ivan Alexander1331-1371
Ivan Alexander — copper — 1.13.40-41
Ivan Alexander — copper — 1.13.40-41
Ivan Alexander — copper — 1.13.40-41
Metal
Copper
Mint
Cherven
Diameter
18-19 mm
Weight
1.3-1.8 g
Rarity
R8 — between 15 and 70 known

Obverse

Jesus Christ, seated on a throne with a rectangular himation. Around His head is a nimbus containing a cross. He is dressed in a chiton and sindon. In His left hand He holds a Gospel resting on His knees. In the field on both sides of the head are the initials ІС - ХС.

Reverse

The tsar in three-quarter stature, with a stemma with long pendilia. The ruler is beardless and mustacheless (?). He is dressed in a sakkos, and the end of the loros is draped over his left arm. In his right hand he holds a sceptre topped with a cross. Circular legend: IW ALEZ.

Reconstructions

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

  • Ivan Alexander — 1.13.40-41
  • Ivan Alexander — 1.13.40-41

Also struck by Ivan Alexander

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