MOLDOVAN MEDIEVAL COINS OF THE “CROSS WITH BARS OF EQUAL LENGTH” TYPE THROUGH THE PRISM OF EPIGRAPHIC AND SPHRAGISTIC DATA Cover Image

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MOLDOVAN MEDIEVAL COINS OF THE “CROSS WITH BARS OF EQUAL LENGTH” TYPE THROUGH THE PRISM OF EPIGRAPHIC AND SPHRAGISTIC DATA

Author(s): Lilia V. Dergaciova
Subject(s): Archaeology, Economic history
Published by: Editura Muzeului Municipiului Bucuresti
Keywords: 15th century; Moldovan coins of the "cross with bars of equal length" type; commemorative plates; fortress Belgorod on the Dniester; Stanciul; coat of arms; schematic or geometric symbol;

Summary/Abstract: The article at hand discusses Moldovan coins of the "cross with bars of equal length" type. On the obverse these coins show a bull's head with a rose on the right side and a crescent on the left side. The reverse exhibits a cross with bars of the equal length. The reverse can be divided into a typology of three subtypes depending on the symbols that appear between the bars of the cross: 1st subtype: I – crown, II – crown, III – star, IV – crescent; 2nd subtype: I – schematic symbol composed of two elements: “Λ” on the top and “Δ” on the bottom, II – crown, III – star, IV – crescent; 3rd subtype: I – schematic symbol Π, II – crown, III – star, IV – crescent.

  • Issue Year: 2/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 188-201
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Romanian
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