TYPE Medieval Serbia, King Stefan Uros II Milutin (1282-1321), silver "lilly-and-cross" dinar, 1.71g
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: King on low-back throne, holding lilly-tipped scepter and globus cruciger, Latin legend MONETA REGIS VROSI
Rev: Christ enthroned, holding Book of Gospels, IC-XC
REFERENCE: Jov 7-11, J 21
GRADING: F+ / VF, slight obv. doubling, lightly toned, scarce
ORDER INFO: S1480, $150
A variant of one of the most popular and artisticaly executed Serbian medieval issues. Sometimes dubbed "robertino" types after similar issues of Charles Robert D' Anjou, some versions of this otherwise scarce type are now believed to have predated the accession of the Neapolitan ruler by several years.