221, Lot: 553. Estimate $150. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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BULGARIA, Second Empire. Iakov Svetoslav. Despotes in Vidin, 1263-1275. Æ Trachy (23mm, 1.66 g, 6h). Half-length facing bust of St. Dimitrii,
orans / Half-length facing bust of Jakov Svetoslav, holding spear and shield. Raduchev & Zhekov Type 1.5.1; Youroukova & Penchev 139. Good Fine, dark green patina.
Jakov Svetoslav, who was successful in recovering the Bulgarian city of Vidin from the Hungarians in 1263, became its independent ruler until 1275.