TYPE Medieval Serbia, Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic (1371-1389), silver dinar DESCRIPTION . Obv: Lazar enthroned in imperial regalia, Cyrillic legend to sides KNZ LAZR ("Prince Lazar") Rev: Christ enthroned, holding Book of Gospels, initials IC XC, no sigla REFERENCE: J 145, Jov 32-4.2 GRADING: VF+ / AEF, weaker centers, lightly toned, scarce ORDER INFO: S1444, $150 In the wake of emperor Uros V's death and the disintegrating trends following the defeat by the Ottomans (1371), Lazar emerged as a powerful and cohesive force from the ranks of nobility. His early coinage proves that much, repeating the style and imagery of imperial issues (though formally retaining the modest princely title, as evidenced in the "5-line" or the "enthroned ruler" in full imperial regalia (here) types. Interestingly, however, for various political reasons, both internal and beyond, his later issues - both in Cyrillic and Latin scripts (Serbian and Italian) - show a deliberate scaling back of the iconography in alignment with his actual title.