IMITATION Coins
History of the Groš: From Grosso to the Bulgarian Empire
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Groš Example Specimen: Groš, 1280-1292 (Second Bulgarian Empire — imitation of Venetian coin) Authority & Heraldry: This silver coin from the Second Bulgarian Empire was issued under Geo…
Trachy Coin: The Unique Scyphate Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Bulgarian Imitation of Byzantine Trachy Example Specimen: Copper Trachy, approximately 13th century (Bulgarian Empire, imitation of Byzantine coin) Iconography & Origin: This scyphate (concave)…
Celtic Tetradrachm: Ancient Silver Coins and Abstraction
Illustrated Specimen Details: Celtic Tetradrachm Example Specimen: Celtic Tetradrachm, Carpathian Region (200-100 BC) The coin shown above is an ancient silver tetradrachm issued by Celtic tribes in Central and Eastern Europe, p…
Denaras: coin from Principality of Kyiv (14th century)
DENARAS: COIN OF KYIV (UNDER LITHUANIA) Denaras, 1362-1394: Principality of Kyiv Coin of the Principality of Kyiv (the modern capital of Ukraine) as part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Ruler: Volodymyr Olgerdovych (Lithuanian "Vladimiras Alg…