TYPE Medieval Serbia, King Stefan Uros II Milutin (1282-1321), silver "banner" dinar
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: King (bare-headed) receiving banner from St. Stephen (nimbate), Latin legend VROSIVS REX S STEFAN
Rev: Christ enthroned, holding Book of Gospels, IC-XC
REFERENCE: Jov 7-2
GRADING: AVF, crude, darkly toned
ORDER INFO: S1476, $35
While veritable spirituality reflected in copious church-building eventually landed Milutin among cononized Orthodox Christian saints, this classic early "banner" dinar modelled after the Venetinan grosso (an imitation, but certainly - given original legends - not a forgery thereof) earned him another immortal spot, as the mischievous "Rascian king" in the Paradise of Dante's Divine Comedy.