Record ID: LVPL-D83527
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval silver grosso from Medieval Bulgaria, produced under Ivan Alexander, (1331-1371), mint: Tarnarvo (Bulgaria), type КБМ 1.13.3 (МПТ Т. 11.2; OJN Т. I.8), the design derived from the Venetian Grosso. The coin dates AD1337-55. Obverse: Christ, nimbate, standing facing, raising hands in benediction; IC XC flanking head, pellets to either side. Reverse: tsar Ivan Alexander and his son prince Michael II Asen, crowned and bearded, in royal apparel and wielding scepters while also holding a standard between them.
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2011
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newark', grid reference and parish protected.