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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zantetsuken, post: 741033, member: 21665&quot;]After the crushing defeat at the Battle of Kosovo, the Serbian Empire was laid to ruin. Following Lazar&#039;s execution, his son Stefan Lazarević Hrebeljanović assumed the throne. During his reign, Lazarević held two titles. From 1389 to 1402, he reigned as Prince under the vassal of the Ottoman Empire. Then in 1402, he became a Despot after the Ottoman Empire&#039;s temporary collapse, until his death in 1427. Numerous coins were issued under Lazarevic both as a Prince and a Despot. </p><p>The first specimen is a silver Dinar issued from 1389-1402 during Lazarević&#039;s reign as prince. The obverse shows an ox-horned helm which was used by the Lazarević family with legend in Roman text: CON~V=COUNT/PRINCE. The reverse shows Christ enthroned holding the book of gospels.</p><p>The second specimen is a silver Dinar issued from 1402-1427 when Lazarević governed as a despot. The obverse shows 4-lined legend in Cyrillic: &#039;ВЬХА/БАДЕСП/ОТСТЕ/ФАNЬ=IN CHRIST OUR GOD LORD STEFAN&#039;. The reverse shows Christ in glory holding the book of gospels with intials in Roman text: IC/XC.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww65/samuraisedge/SerbiaARDinar1389-1402AD.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>SERBIA (PRINCIPALITY)~AR Dinar 1389-1402 AD</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww65/samuraisedge/SerbiaDespotateARDinar1402-1427-AD-.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>SERBIA (DESPOTATE)~AR Dinar 1402-1427 AD</i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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