(sold for $14.0)

1321, Kingdom of Serbia, Stefan Uros. Silver Grosso (Denar) Coin. Damaged F-VF!

Mint Period: 1282-1321 Denomination: Gros / Denar Condition: Pierced (twice), chopped and scratched, otherwise F-VF! Diameter: 20mm Weight: 1.64gm Material: Silver

Obverse: King and Saint Stephen standing, holding akakia. Legend: VROSIVS S STEFAN / REX

Reverse: Enthroned Christ Pantokrator. Christogram (IC-XC) at sides.

In Eastern Christianity, the most widely used Christogram is a four-letter abbreviation, ΙϹ ΧϹ — a traditional abbreviation of the Greek words for "Jesus Christ" (i.e., the first and last letters of each of the words "ΙΗϹΟΥϹ ΧΡΙϹΤΟϹ, with the lunate sigma "Ϲ" common in medieval Greek), and written with titlo (diacritic) denoting scribal abbreviation (І҃С Х҃С).   On icons, this Christogram may be split: "ΙϹ" on the left of the     image and "ΧϹ" on the right. It is sometimes rendered as "ΙϹ ΧϹ ΝΙΚΑ",     meaning "Jesus Christ Conquers." "ΙϹΧϹ" may also be seen inscribed on     the Ichthys. In the traditional icon of Christ Pantokrator, Christ's   right hand is shown in a pose where his fingers bend and cross to form   the letters ΙϹ, Χ, and Ϲ.

Stefan Uroš I (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Урош I; c. 1223 – May 1, 1277), known as Uroš the Great (Урош Велики) was the King of Serbia from 1243 to 1276, succeeding his brother Stefan Vladislav. He was one of the most important rulers in Serbian history.