Coat of ArmsThe Second Bulgarian Empire

Silver grosh

Marko1371-1395
Marko — silver — 2.4.1
Marko — silver — 2.4.1
Metal
Silver
Diameter
16 mm
Weight
0.73 g
Rarity
R7 — between 70 and 200 known

Obverse

Jesus Christ, standing, in a mandorla of stars, standing on a subpendion. Around His head is a nimbus with a cross inscribed. He is dressed in a chiton and sindon. With His right hand He blesses sideways, and in His left hand He holds a Gospel. In the field on both sides of the head are the initials ІС - ХС. Next to the right elbow of Christ is an officina mark -2.

Reverse

Inscription in Cyrillic in four lines: БЛАГО/ВЪРНН/АНДРЄ/АШЬ (Blagoverni Andreash). Decoration of dots in the field.

Reconstructions

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

  • Marko — 2.4.1
  • Marko — 2.4.1
  • Marko — 2.4.1

Also struck by Marko

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