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Trachy - Konstantin Tih
| Issuer | Second Bulgarian Empire |
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| Year | 1257-1277 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Heavily corroded concave (scyphate) obverse field with indistinct design elements obscured by patination. The coin bears a suspension hole pierced at the upper left, indicating secondary use as a pendant or ornament. Surface shows extensive green cuprite patina typical of medieval Bulgarian copper trachea. Design detail is largely illegible due to wear and corrosion, though faint linear traces suggest a figural or religious composition consistent with Byzantine-influenced iconography of the Second Bulgarian Empire. |
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| Reverse description | Frontal standing figure of the emperor Konstantin Tih Asen in imperial regalia, depicted in the Byzantine manner holding a patriarchal cross — a long-stemmed cross with double traverse bars — in the right hand. The figure is rendered in low relief on the concave (scyphate) flan, consistent with the hammered technique of medieval Bulgarian copper trachea. The garments display stylized folds typical of 13th-century Bulgarian imitations of Byzantine iconographic convention. A suspension hole is visible at the upper left of the flan, and the surfaces exhibit heavy green patination and wear. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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