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1 Groshen - Petru II Mușat
| Issuer | Moldavia |
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| Year | 1375-1391 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | + SI PETRI ? WOIWOI (Translation: SI(gillum) PETRI ? WOIWO(d)I = official coin of Voivode (Lord) Petru (Peter). The `?` may represent a daisy. `Muşat`, the name of the lord (Petru II Muşat), inherited from his mother `Muşata` means daisy in the local dialect.) |
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| Reverse lettering | + SI MOLDAVIESI : (Translation: SI(gillum) MOLDAVIE(n)SI(s) = seal of Moldavia) |
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Petru II Mușat consolidated Moldavian coinage during a period of active political maneuvering between Poland, Hungary, and the expanding Ottoman frontier. The groshen coinage he introduced drew directly from the Bohemian groschen tradition, reflecting the commercial routes that connected Moldavia westward through Polish markets rather than southward. Kop. R2 rarity designation places this piece among the genuinely scarce survivors of a reign that lasted under two decades and produced comparatively modest mint output.