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1 Follaro - Konstantin Balšić
| Issuer | Principality of Albania |
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| Year | 1394-1402 |
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| Weight | 1.4 g |
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| Obverse description | Crowned figure of Konstantin Balšić depicted facing forward in the central field, rendered in a flat, stylised medieval hammered technique characteristic of late 14th-century Balkan coinage. The ruler is shown wearing a rayed or floral crown and holding attributes of authority. A circular legend in uncial Latin characters surrounds the central device within a beaded border, reading CONSTANTINVS REX COS. The overall composition follows Byzantine-influenced iconographic conventions adapted to local workshop production. |
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| Obverse lettering | CONSTANTInUS REX COS |
| Reverse description | Frontal nimbed figure of a bishop or saint, depicted in ecclesiastical vestments with a halo, raising the right hand in benediction and holding a closed book or Gospel in the left, consistent with a representation of the patron saint of Scutari. The figure is rendered in a hieratic, Byzantine-influenced style typical of medieval Albanian hammered coinage. A circular legend in uncial Latin characters surrounds the image within a beaded border, reading STEFANVS SCUTARENSIS, identifying the mint city of Scutari (Shkodër). The field exhibits characteristic surface irregularities resulting from the hand-hammered striking method. |
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