TYPE Medieval Serbia, Czar Stefan Uros IV Dusan (1331-1355), silver "coronation" dinar, struck 1346 AD, 1.31g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Dusan facing, in loros, holding cruciform scepter, crowned by two angels, Serbian initials: SF ZR Rev: Christ enthroned, holding Book of Gospels, no sigla REFERENCE: J 51, Jov 11-13 GRADING: VF, o/s on scarce STEFANVS INPERATOR (R-O sigla) helmet dinar, flan flaw, Christ bit double-struck, bit uneven toning ORDER INFO: S1216, $95 An original design, in one of the most celebrated types in the medieval Serbian series. Issued in conjunction with the elevation of the state from kingdom to empire in 1345/6, its design suggests divine sanction behind the move that was rife with political controversy at the time, given the subtle relationship with the ailing but still powerful Byzantine state-church establishment, as well as the broader geopolitical picture.