Coat of ArmsThe Second Bulgarian Empire

Copper coin, Vidin mint, fourth type

Ivan Sratsimir1356-1396
Ivan Sratsimir — copper — 1.14.16
Ivan Sratsimir — copper — 1.14.16
Metal
Copper
Mint
Vidin
Diameter
18 mm
Weight
0.8 g
Rarity
R4 — over 1,300 known
Found in Tarnovo
4 coins

Obverse

Large equal-armed cross with bifurcated ends of the arms, which curl inward. Several dots are scattered in the fields between the arms.

Reverse

Large monogram of the name Іоанъ Срацимиръ and the title цар - ЧРЪ ІС ХР, composed of the letters ЧРЪ ІС СРАЦМИР, arranged around the central axis.

Reconstructions

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

  • Ivan Sratsimir — 1.14.16

Also struck by Ivan Sratsimir

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