TYPE Medieval Serbia, Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic (1371-1389), silver dinar
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Lazar facing, in loros and with cruciform scepter, Serbian legend KNZ LAZR ("Prince Lazar") around
Rev: Christ on low-back throne, holding Book of Gospels, right hand outstretched, initials IC XC, sigla lis - sigma
REFERENCE: Jov 32-8, J -, Lj XI-16
GRADING: VF, rare
ORDER INFO: S1462, $175
The present type shares the same obverse with the previous one (Jov. 32-7), but has a distinct reverse with a characteristic Christ representation, and a set of prominent and specific sigla. Interestingly, although it was originally described by S. Ljubic in the 19th century, the type remained rare and was not even mentioned for the following 120 years, until the publication of the "partial Kosovo hoard" in the mid-1990s, which contained 6 more pieces, of which this is one.