2 Groschen - Stephen II jointly with Iliaş

Stephen II ruled Moldavia in an uneasy co-principate with his half-brother Iliaş — a dynastic arrangement born of competing claims rather than genuine partnership. The joint coinage reflects the political compromise that allowed both men to reign simultaneously, though their relationship deteriorated into open conflict. Iliaş was eventually captured by Stephen, blinded, and deposed around 1442, ending both the co-rule and the series of coins struck under it.