Archaeologists Digging Up Fortress Find Silver Coin Depicting Jesus Christ

Archaeologists from Rome, Italy, were excavating the Bulgarian medieval city of Rusokastro, in the southeastern part of the country, when they unearthed the

 mysterious silver penny, according to a press release from the Burgas Museum.
After closer inspection, they realized it showed the Serbian King Stefan Uros II Milutin, who ruled from 1282 to 1321.

On one side of the coin is a depiction of Jesus Christ, and on the other, is one of the king with St. Stephen, who is considered the first Christian martyr.

It is a copy of the Venetian matapan, which according to the press release from the Burgas Museum, was the "most stable currency in the Balkans at the end of the 13th and the beginning of the 14th centuries."

This was due to "their weight and the high quality of silver."
The press release specifies that these coins generally represented the Doge, leader of the Republic of Venice, and St. Mark, the patron saint of Venice.

King Stefan Uros II Milutin is known for being one of the most powerful Serbian rulers during the Middle Ages. He was one of the most prominent and notable monarchs in Europe at the time. He notably expanded Serbia's territory into Bulgaria.

As a result, the entirety of Serbia "grew enormously" during his reign, "at the expense of not only Bulgarian, but also Byzantine lands north of Thessaloniki [today in Greece]."


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