Silver groshes, Vidin mint, second type
Ivan Sratsimir1356-1396
- 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.
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Billon coin, Vidin mint, fifth type
Copper coin, Vidin mint, sixth type
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Flat copper coins, Vidin mint, ninth type
Coin photographs and reconstruction drawings from A. Radushev & G. Zhekov, Catalogue of Bulgarian Medieval Coins IX–XV c. (Agató, 1999).