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1 Grosh - Mikhail II Asen and Irina
| Issuer | Second Bulgarian Empire |
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| Year | 1246-1257 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ч. МИХАИЛ / ч. ИРИНА |
| Reverse description | Enthroned frontal figure of Christ Pantokrator depicted in mandorla or architectural frame, seated on a throne and raising his right hand in benediction while holding the Gospels in his left. The nimbus surrounding the head is decorated with a cruciform pattern, and the overall composition reflects Byzantine iconographic convention. Decorative floral or star-like ornaments are scattered in the field around the central figure. The Greek Christogram IC XC (Jesus Christ) appears in the field to either side of the figure, rendered in Greek majuscules. The execution is bold and typical of the hammered silver coinage of the Second Bulgarian Empire. |
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Mikhail II Asen ruled as a minor under the regency of his mother Irina, a Nicaean princess whose family connections shaped Bulgarian foreign policy throughout this period. The joint naming on this issue reflects that regency arrangement directly — her authority was formal enough to warrant co-inscription on the coinage, an unusual concession in medieval Balkan numismatics.
Bulgaria's silver groš issues of this period draw heavily on Byzantine trachy conventions, a consequence of the empire's persistent cultural and economic orbit around Constantinople even after 1204.