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Trachy - Konstantin Tih
| Issuer | Second Bulgarian Empire |
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| Year | 1257-1277 |
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| Weight | 2.7 g |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of Christ Pantokrator depicted in Byzantine style, nimbate and draped, rendered in concave scyphate relief. The figure raises the right hand in benediction and holds the Gospels in the left hand. The customary Christogram abbreviations IC XC appear in the fields to either side of the bust, identifying the subject as Jesus Christ. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Tsar Konstantin I Tih portrayed in full figure, mounted on horseback and facing right in a dynamic equestrian composition typical of Bulgarian imperial coinage of the 13th century. The ruler is depicted holding a patriarchal cross in his right hand, asserting both his temporal and spiritual authority. The concave flan imparts a pronounced scyphate curvature to the design, consistent with Byzantine-influenced Bulgarian trachea of this period. |
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