Serbian medieval coins

Republic of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)

Silver dinar, "saint" type, struck 1422-1438. 19mm, 1.253g.

Obverse: Saint Blasius standing, holding staff in his left and blessing with his right hand. Latin description: • S • BLASIV S RAGVSII • (SAINT BLASIUS RAGUSA). 

Rev: Christ standing in mandorla surrounded by pearls. Initials: IC - XC (In Greek: Ιησούς Χριστός - Jesus Christ).

Reference: Resetar type 16, cf. Ren 1478-1525

Comment: Very well preserved with clear images and letters.

Medieval city of Dubrovnik (Ragusa) is the best preserved city on the Adriatic Coast. The city walls are a symbol of medieval architecture and the most beautiful poem to liberty - "Non bene pro toto libertas venditur auro" (Liberty is not to be sold for all the gold of the world). A maritime merchant city-state that emerged from the Byzantine realm, Dubrovnik (Ragusa) was under Venetian rule from 4th crusade 1202-1204 and became over the centuries a specific cultural combination of old Roman and Byzantine roots with Venetian, Greek and Serbian population. 

Republic of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)

Silver dinar, "saint" type, struck 1422-1438. 19mm, 0.750g.

Obverse: Saint Blasius standing, holding staff in his left and blessing with his right hand. Latin description: S BLASIV S RAGVSII • (SAINT BLASIUS RAGUSA). Sigla G on the left side.

Rev: Christ standing in mandorla surrounded by pearls. Initials: IC - XC (In Greek: Ιησούς Χριστός - Jesus Christ).

Reference: Resetar type 16, cf. Ren 1478-1525

Comment: Clear images and letters with slight ware. Image of saint is much wider and large then image on the coin above.

Republic of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)

Silver dinar, "saint" type, struck 1581-1594. 19mm, 0.814g.

Obverse: Saint Blasius standing, holding staff in his left and blessing with his right hand. Latin description: S BLASIV S RAGVSII (SAINT BLASIUS RAGUSA). Sigla R on the left side.

Rev: Christ standing in mandorla surrounded by pearls. Initials: IC - XC (In Greek: Ιησούς Χριστός - Jesus Christ).

Reference: Resetar type 43-4

Comment: Clear images and letters with slight ware. There are two countermarks, one over the image of saint with the city tower and harbor with two dots and one over image of Jesus with the head of saint Blasius also with two dots.

This is one of the last coins minted before the introduction of dinaric coins.

Republic of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)

Bronze minca (follaro) type, struck around 1495-1498. 18mm, 0.858g.

Obverse: Young male head in the middle facing left. Latin description: MONETA • • RAGVSII • (MONEY OF RAGUSA) around. 

Reverse: City towers and walls in the middle. Latin description: CIVITAS • • RAGVSII (CITY OF RAGUSA) around.

Reference: cf. Resetar 257, cf. Rengjeo 1849

Comment: A bit rough brown surface but still very nice example.

Republic of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)

Bronze minca (follaro) type, struck between 1495-1551. 18mm, 1.419g

Obverse: Female head in the middle facing left, hair bunched in the back. Latin description: • MONETA • • RAGVSII • (MONEY OF RAGUSA) around. 

Reverse: City walls with 3 towers and a gate in the middle, harbor in front. Latin description: CIVITAS • • RAGVSII (CITY OF RAGUSA) around.

Reference: cf. Resetar type 17 c/d, type 14-15; cf. Rengjeo 1806-44

Comment: Very nice example with great details, slightly off strike. Much thicker towers and walls then example above.

This is a bit of a "mystery issue", given that it does not correspond to any of the closely defined Resetar types: type 14 (1495-8) typical for the true female head (with bunched hair), but paleography does not correspond (letter A); type 15 (1517) - typical for proper paleography and double-line "harbor"; type 17 (1551) with a castle with no windows or doors on theside.

Republic of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)

Silver dinaric (grossetto) type. 18mm,0.586g.

Obverse: Saint Blasius standing, holding staff and city model. Latin description: S BLASIVS RAGVSII, date across 1680.

Reverse: Christ standing in glory, holding globus surrounded with 8 stars on the left and 4 stars on the right. Latin description: SALVS TVTA.

Reference: KM 5

Comment: Good condition, clipped on one side.

Republic of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)

Silver dinaric (grossetto) type. 18mm, 0.637g.

Obverse: Saint Blasius standing, holding staff and city model. Latin description: S BLASIVS RAGVSII, date across 1684.

Reverse: Christ standing in glory, holding globus surrounded with 6 stars on the left and 6 stars on the right. Latin description: SALVS TVTA.

Reference: KM 5

Comment: Good condition. Traces of doubling during minting.

Republic of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)

Silver dinaric (grossetto) type. 19mm, 0.657g.

Obverse: Saint Blasius standing, holding staff and city model. Latin description: S BLASIVS RAGVSII, date across 1685.

Reverse: Christ standing in glory, holding globus surrounded with 8 stars on the left and 8 stars on the right. Latin description: SALVS TVTA.

Reference: KM 5

Comment: Good condition, slightly clipped on one side.

Republic of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)

Silver dinaric (grossetto) type. 18mm, 0.434g.

Obverse: Saint Blasius standing, holding staff and city model. Latin description: S BLASIVS RAGVSII, date across 1711.

Reverse: Christ standing in glory, holding globus surrounded with 3 stars on the left and 5 stars on the right. Latin description: SALVS TVTA.

Reference: KM 5

Comment: Good condition, off struck.