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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zantetsuken, post: 741035, member: 21665&quot;]After Stefan Lazarević&#039;s death, his nephew Djuradj Branković was appointed as despot in 1427. Djuradj who was the son of Vuk Branković, was the first in his family to achieve royal status. He was partially successful at holding together what remained of Serbia&#039;s statehood by allying himself with Hungary where he also served as a Baron. During his reign, he moved the capital to Smederevo which was captured by the Ottoman Empire in 1439 and he was forced to abdicate his throne but was reinstated in 1444. Djuradj died in 1456 leaving his first son Lazar Brankovic who reigned only two years from 1456 to 1458 when he died. Lazar was then succeeded by his brother Stefan Branković III who ruled from 1458 till he was dethroned by Stjepan Tomasevic Kotromanic of Bosnia in 1459.</p><p>The two specimens posted issued under Djuradj Branković, were among the last coins for Serbia before being completely absorbed into the Ottoman Empire. The first is a silver Dinar showing 4 Lines in Cyrillic legend: &#039; ГNЬ / ДЕСПО / ТЬГЮ / РГЬ = LORD / DESPOT / DJURADJ &#039; on the obverse. The reverse shows the Branković family crest, the rampant lion surrounde by 4 stars. The second is a silver Aspra showing Djuradj standing wearing a cape, holding a sword and orb, title on rim in Cyrillic: &#039; ДЕСПОТ-ГЮРЬГЬ=DESPOT-DJURADJ &#039; on the obverse side. The reverse shows a rampant lion with the mint name in Cyrillic legend: &#039; СМДРВО=SMEDEREVO &#039;. The third is a silver Aspra measuring 11 mm wide. The obverse show Djuradj&#039;s monogram: &#039;ГЮРЬГЬ=DJURADJ&#039; with lillies and stars on the rim. The reverse show Djuradj&#039;s title: &#039;ДЕСПОТЬ=DESPOT&#039; with lillies and stars on the rim. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww65/samuraisedge/SerbiaDespotateARDinar1427-1456AD.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>SERBIA (DESPOTATE)~AR Dinar 1427-1456 AD</b></i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><i><img src="http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww65/samuraisedge/SerbiaDespotateARAspra1427-1456AD.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>SERBIA (DESPOTATE)~AR Aspra 1427-1456 AD (Type 1)</b></i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww65/samuraisedge/SerbiaDespotateARAsprar1427-1456AD.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i><b>SERBIA (DESPOTATE)~AR Aspra 1427-1456 AD (Type 2)</b></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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