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Serbia-South Slavs, King Stefan Dragutin (1276-1282), AR Dinar (Matapan)
IC | XC
Christ, nimbate, enthroned facing, holding book of Gospels
STEFAN-S STEFAN
King Stefan standing facing on left, akakia in left hand,
St. Stephen standing facing on right, book of Gospels in left hand, both holding pendant flag between
them with right hand, R / E / X in center field
Plain Edge
20mm x 21mm, 1.65g
Dimnik-Dobrinic, Slavic, 2.1.1, p.167
Note: This coin imitates, and circulated contemporarily with, the Venetian
grosso.
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Serbia-South Slavs, King Stefan Uros II Milutin (1282-1321), AR Dinar (Matapan)
S . STEFAN-VROSIVS
St. Stephen and King Stefan standing facing, holding pendant flag between them,
R / E / X in center field
IC | XC
Christ, nimbate, enthroned facing, holding book of Gospels
Plain Edge
20mm x 21mm, 1.94g
Jovanovic Type III
Note: This coin imitates, and circulated contemporarily with, the Venetian
grosso.
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Serbia, King (1331-1345) and Tsar (1345-1355) Stefan Uros IV Dusan, AR
Dinar (Matapan), 1345-1355
C | XC
Christ, nimbate, enthroned facing, holding book of Gospels, + | S across
fields
(No legend)
Tsar Stefan standing facing, cruciform scepter in right hand, akakia in
left, crowned by two angels, Cyrilic abbreviations for STEFAN TSAR in fields
Plain Edge
?mm, ?g
Dimnik-Dobrinic, Slavic, 6.1.6, p.171
Note: Dimnik-Dobrinic does not list the obverse field marks for this issue
and the plated example has no obverse field marks.
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Serbia, King and Tsar Stefan Dusan (1331-1355), AR (Half?) Dinar
IC | XC
Christ, nimbate, enthroned facing, holding book of Gospels, N / trefoil |
O across fields
ZTEFANV-IMPERATO_R
Helmet with veil, facing left, surmounted by tablet, rosette and plume
Plain Edge
16mm x 18mm, 0.62g
Dimnik-Dobrinic, Slavic, 6.1.9, p.171 variant (reverse legend MONITA S-INPERATO
and obverse left field mark R)
Note: Dimnik-Dobrinic states there are legend variants.
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Serbia, King and Tsar Stefan Dusan (1331-1355), AR Dinar
IC | XC
Christ, nimbate, enthroned facing, holding book of Gospels, R | Θ across fields
STEFANVS :-IMPERATO
Helmet with veil, facing left, surmounted by tablet, rosette and plume
Plain Edge
18mm x 19mm, 1.17g
Dimnik-Dobrinic, Slavic, 6.1.9, p.171 variant (reverse legend MONITA S-INPERATO
and obverse right field mark O)
Note: Dimnik-Dobrinic states there are legend variants.
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Serbia, King and Tsar Stefan Dusan (1331-1355), AR Dinar
IC | XC
Christ, nimbate, standing within pearl mandorla, right hand raised in benediction,
book of Gospels in left, star in middle right field
IPOR STFA-IPAΛE
Dusan at left and Helen of Bulgaria at right standing facing, both crowned and holding
cruciform scepter in outer hand and long patriarchal cross between them
Plain Edge
17mm x 19mm, 0.89g
Dimnik-Dobrinic, Slavic, 6.1.12, p.172 variant (reverse legend STEFANVS
IPATOR-ELENA IPATRIX)
Notes: Helen's name is omitted from this die and Dimnik-Dobrinic states
there are legend variants. Dusan married Helen on Easter in 1332.
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Serbia, King and Tsar Stefan Dusan (1331-1355), AR Dinar
IC | XC
Christ, nimbate, standing within pearl mandorla, right hand raised in benediction, book of
Gospels in left
IPOR STAN-ELIN IPAS
Dusan at left and Helen of Bulgaria at right standing facing, both crowned and holding
cruciform scepter in outer hand and long patriarchal cross between them
Plain Edge
19mm x 20mm, 1.15g
Dimnik-Dobrinic, Slavic, 6.1.12, p.172 variant (reverse legend STEFANVS
IPATOR-ELENA IPATRIX)
Notes: Dimnik-Dobrinic states
there are legend variants. Dusan married Helen on Easter in 1332.
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Serbia, King and Tsar Stefan Dusan (1331-1355), AR (Half?) Dinar
IC | XC
Christ, nimbate, enthroned facing, holding book of Gospels
(No legend)
King Stefan and Queen Helena of Bulgaria standing facing, holding long
patriarchal cross between them, Cyrilic monograms in fields
Plain Edge
16mm x 18mm, 0.80g
Dimnik-Dobrinic, Slavic, 6.1.14, p.172
Note: This coin imitates, and circulated contemporarily with, the Venetian
grosso and fractions. This coin is 4mm smaller in diameter and half the weight of the
silver dinar which circulated in the reign of King Uros II 20 years
earlier. Also note - the iconography on the reverse of this specimen
matches the description and drawing in Dimnik-Dobrinic, although the
listed weight of their example is 1.14g. This series does also appear in a
half-dinar, with a listed weight of 0.47g and a reverse type the same as
this but holding regular vs. patriarchal cross.
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Serbia, King and Tsar Stefan Dusan (1331-1355), AR (Half?) Dinar
IC | XC
Christ, nimbate, enthroned facing, holding book of Gospels
(No legend)
King Stefan and Queen Helena of Bulgaria standing facing, holding long
patriarchal cross between them, Cyrilic monograms in fields
Plain Edge
16mm x 17mm, 0.72g
Dimnik-Dobrinic, Slavic, 6.1.14, p.172
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