Medieval Coins > Bulgaria

This coin is a silver grosh, minted during the reign of Tsar Ivan Aleksandur (r. 1331-1371) and his son Mihail Asen. According to the age-long custom, Mihail Asen was officially proclaimed to be the legal successor of and co-ruler of Bulgaria together with his father and their likeness was minted on coins.
However, Mihail Asen was killed in a battle with the Turks in 1355, and his half-brother Ivan Shishman - the last medieval Bulgarian ruler - was designated as the crown prince. The coin weighs 1.35 g. The front depicts Christ enthroned; the obverse depicts Ivan Aleksandur and Mihail Asen.