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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 7856658, member: 74712&quot;]I love the memorial Penny!&nbsp; That is on my list…</p><p><br /></p><p>I am starting to stretch to find something good each week to post here, but I am determined to get this thread past the one year mark.&nbsp; So here’s one that was a bit of a mystery in a group lot I bought a while ago.&nbsp; I may well have the attribution wrong, but my reasoning is below (apologies for the poor photos):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1353761[/ATTACH] Bulgaria - Despotate of Vindin</p><p>Michael Shishman, r. 1313-1330 (1313-1323)</p><p>Vindin mint, AR Groši, 18.85mm x 1.16 grams</p><p>Obv.: Christ Pantokrator seated facing on throne, IC - XC either side</p><p>Rev.: Doge and St. Mark standing facing, holding banner between them, barbarous legend around</p><p>Ref.: cf. MSCB pg. 143</p><p>Note: Attribution is based off the size, weight, and similar style of official coinage at Trnovo (cf. MSCB Bulgaria 8.1.1), as well as its similarity to the Serbian imitations issued by Stefan Dragutin (cf. MSCB Serbia 2.1.1) to whom Michael was tied through marriage[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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