Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Groshen - Ștefan IV Ștefăniță
| Issuer | Moldavia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1517-1527 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central field displays the heraldic arms of Moldavia — the auroch's head facing forward, set within a beaded inner circle and surrounded by a Cyrillic legend in the outer border. The auroch's head is flanked by a five-pointed star to the upper left and a crescent to the upper right, with a rose or floral motif below, all characteristic devices of the Moldavian princely coinage. The overall composition is rendered in the flat, linear hammered style typical of early 16th-century Moldavian groschen. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Central field bears a quartered shield displaying a cross-shaped device, topped by a princely crown, all set within a beaded inner circle. The shield is enclosed within a rope-like or beaded frame, with a Cyrillic inscription running continuously in the outer legend border. The design follows the standard heraldic style of Ștefăniță's coinage and is executed in the characteristic crude hammered technique of Moldavian medieval minting. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |