Coat of ArmsThe Second Bulgarian Empire

Silver grosh, first type

Marko1371-1395
Marko — silver — 2.3.1
Marko — silver — 2.3.1
Marko — silver — 2.3.1
Marko — silver — 2.3.1
Metal
Silver
Diameter
17 mm
Weight
1.1 g
Rarity
R9 — between 5 and 15 known

Obverse

Jesus Christ, standing, in a mandorla of small stars, standing on a subpendulion also decorated with two small stars. Around the head of Christ is 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. In the field on both sides of the head are the initials ІС - ХС.

Reverse

Inscription in Cyrillic in five lines: ВЪ ХА/БАГЛЮГОВ/ТЪРНИКР/АЛЬ МА/РКО (In Christ God faithful king Mark). In the field at the top right two small stars.

Reconstructions

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

  • Marko — 2.3.1
  • Marko — 2.3.1
  • Marko — 2.3.1
  • Marko — 2.3.1

Also struck by Marko

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