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Uglješa Mrnjavčević helmet and sceptre
| Issuer | Serbia (medieval) |
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| Year | 1365-1371 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1217-1459) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (1365-1371) |
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Uglješa Mrnjavčević ruled Serres and the eastern territories of the fragmented Serbian Empire as a despot following the collapse of centralized authority after Stefan Dušan's death in 1355. His coinage was struck entirely independently of the nominal Serbian throne — a practical assertion of autonomous rule rather than a ceremonial one. The helmet and sceptre type is among the more distinctive issues from the successor lordships of this period, when half a dozen magnates were simultaneously striking silver in their own names across the Balkans.
Uglješa was killed at the Battle of Maritsa in September 1371, along with his brother Vukašin, in a catastrophic defeat against Ottoman forces that effectively ended Serbian resistance in Macedonia for a generation.