Description
Ducat (AR), 1397-1418, Wallachia, Mircea cel Batran
MBR 208; BUZ. 196-197.
Obv: Mircea standing facing, holding spear and globus cruciger.
Rev: Wallachian crest (eagle standing left, head right, on helmet) set on the shield star sigla.
0.43 g
13.9 mm
Mircea was the grandfather of Vlad II Tzepesh (the Impaler), who is commonly known today as Dracula. During his reign Wallachia reached the zenith of its power, militarily, politically, and in geographic size.
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