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Trachy - Ivan Sratsimir Vidin mint
| Issuer | Second Bulgarian Empire |
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| Year | 1356-1397 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the interlaced Cyrillic monograms of Tsar Ivan Sracimir, rendered in bold relief across the flan. The monograms are composed of interwoven letters forming a decorative ligature characteristic of late medieval Bulgarian coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hand-struck hammered copper issues of the Vidin mint. No border or legend surrounds the monogram device. |
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| Reverse description | Half-length facing bust of Christ Pantokrator depicted in orans or benediction pose, with both arms raised and hands extended outward. The figure is rendered in a stylized Byzantine manner typical of Bulgarian trachy coinage of the fourteenth century. The Christogram IC-XC appears divided across the field to either side of the bust. The overall composition follows standard Byzantine iconographic conventions adapted by the Vidin mint workshop. |
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| Reverse lettering | IC-XC |
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