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1 Ducat - Vladislav I Type IIIb2
| Issuer | Wallachia |
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| Year | 1364-1377 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a shield divided per pale (split vertically into two halves): the dexter half charged with four horizontal bars, while the sinister half remains plain. The shield serves as the principal heraldic device of the Wallachian voivodate. A Cyrillic legend, rendered in an archaic and error-laden hand consistent with early Wallachian epigraphy, encircles the design. The overall style reflects the crude but characterful execution typical of hammered medieval coinage from this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | Іധ ꓭЪДכЛОЪ (Translation: Lettering errors) |
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Vladislav I — known as Vlaicu Vodă — issued these small silver ducats during a reign defined by careful maneuvering between Hungarian suzerainty and Ottoman pressure from the south. The "ducat" designation is something of a misnomer; these pieces borrowed the name from the Venetian gold coinage then dominant in Balkan trade, despite being struck in silver at a fraction of the weight. The MBR Type IIIb2 classification distinguishes this subtype by specific die characteristics within a broader emission that numismatists continue to refine.