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Trachy Bulgarian imitation of trachy of Isaac II Angelos, unknown date and mint
| Issuer | Second Bulgarian Empire |
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| Shape | Concave |
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| Obverse description | Bust of the Virgin Mary orans facing, depicted frontally within a dotted nimbus, wearing maphorion with elaborate drapery rendered in dotted and linear detail. The figure is shown from the waist up with hands raised in the orans position. Flanking the bust are partially visible Greek inscription fragments in the field. The die work is characteristic of a provincial Bulgarian imitation, with somewhat crude rendering compared to contemporary Byzantine prototypes. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Emperor Isaac II Angelos in imperial loros costume, standing and holding imperial regalia; the figure wears a crown with pendilia and is dressed in jewelled loros with columbian detail rendered in raised relief. The treatment of the imperial vestments is simplified relative to Byzantine originals, consistent with Bulgarian imitative production. The flat field surrounding the figure shows minimal inscription remnants, largely illegible due to the crude die cutting characteristic of this series. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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