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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zantetsuken, post: 741021, member: 21665&quot;]This is a group of silver Dinars issued under King/Tsar: Stefan Uros IV (Dusan) 1331-1355 AD and his son Tsar: Stefan Uros V. Dusan held two titles during his reign. Dusan was a king from 1331-1346, then was crowned Tsar in 1346 and reigned until his death in 1355. The first coin was issued when Dusan was a king. The obverse shows Dusan and his wife Elena standing with the king&#039;s intials in Cyrillic. The reverse shows Christ enthroned with the initials IC/XC. The second is a Coronation Dinar struck in 1346 AD. The obverse shows two angels crowning Dusan tsar with his initials and title in Cyrillic. The reverse shows Christ enthroned. This issue marked Serbias rise from a kingdom to an empire, and the countrys zenith of power. The third coin is an imperial issue showing Dusan with Elena on the obverse along with name and title in Latin legend: &#039;INPERATOR/STEFANU&#039;. The reverse shows Christ standing holding a scepter with intials: ID/XD. The third is a Helm Dinar showing Dusan&#039;s crested helm on the obverse with his name and title in Latin: &#039;INPERATOR/STEFANU&#039;. The reverse shows Christ enthroned with the Latin initials: N/C. The fifth, is a silver Horseback Dinar showing Dusan&#039;s intials marked at both the top left and right in Cyrillic legend on the obverse side. The reverse shows the typical image of Christ in glory with the initials IC/XC in Roman legend. This is one of many varieties of the Horseback Dinars issued during Dusan&#039;s reign.</p><p>While Dusan brought Serbia to it&#039;s height of power, his son Tsar: Stefan Uros V 1355-1371 AD, caused the empire to quickly unravel. Known as Stefan the Feeble due to his poor leadership, he had numerous nobles, despots other local rulers who didn&#039;t acknowledge his status as tsar. He did however, use similar designs on his coins as his late father. The example shown is a Helm Dinar showing Uros enthroned, holding a cruciform scepter, with his name and title in Cyrillic:OUSH/CR-&#039;UROS/TSAR&#039;. The reverse shows Uros&#039;s Crested helm, with his name and title in Latin: VROSIVSI/MPERATOR.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww65/samuraisedge/SerbiaKingdomARDinar1331-1346AD.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>SERBIA (KINGDOM)~AR Dinar 1331-1346 AD</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww65/samuraisedge/SerbianEmpireARDinarCoronationc1346.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>SERBIAN EMPIRE~AR Dinar c.1346 AD</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww65/samuraisedge/SerbianEmpireARDinar1346-1355AD.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>SERBIAN EMPIRE~AR Dinar 1346-1355 AD</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww65/samuraisedge/SerbianEmpireARDinarHelm1346-1355AD.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>SERBIAN EMPIRE~AR Helm Dinar 1346-1355 AD</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww65/samuraisedge/SerbianEmpireHorsebackDinarVar11-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>SERBIAN EMPIRE~AR Horseback Dinar (Var. 1) 1346-1355 AD</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww65/samuraisedge/SerbianEmpireARDinarHelm1355-1371AD.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>SERBIAN EMPIRE~AR Helm Dinar 1355-1371 AD</i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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