Coat of ArmsThe Second Bulgarian Empire

Silver groshes, Vidin mint, second type

Ivan Sratsimir1356-1396
Ivan Sratsimir — silver — 1.14.2-6
Ivan Sratsimir — silver — 1.14.2-6
Ivan Sratsimir — silver — 1.14.2-6
Ivan Sratsimir — silver — 1.14.2-6
Ivan Sratsimir — silver — 1.14.2-6
Ivan Sratsimir — silver — 1.14.2-6
Ivan Sratsimir — silver — 1.14.2-6
Ivan Sratsimir — silver — 1.14.2-6
Ivan Sratsimir — silver — 1.14.2-6
Ivan Sratsimir — silver — 1.14.2-6
Metal
Silver
Mint
Vidin

Obverse

Half-length image of Jesus Christ, with long hair, beard and moustache, with a nimbus containing a cross. He is dressed in a chiton and sindon. With His right hand He blesses sideways, and in His left hand He holds the Gospel before His chest. Below the bust of Christ is depicted a palm branch. On both sides of the head are the initials ІС - ХС.

Reverse

Inscription in a double beaded circle: + IW СРАЧИМР Ц (Iwanъ Срaчимиръ царь) БЪЛГ (blagovѣtънъ).

Reconstructions

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

  • Ivan Sratsimir — 1.14.2-6
  • Ivan Sratsimir — 1.14.2-6

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).