Description

Medieval City of Kotor issue under Nemanjic rule 1186-1369
Copper follaro “city gates” type. Follarus Cu 4723
Weight: 2,3 grams
Diammeter: 18,0 mm
City of Kotor issue under Nemanjic rule (1186-1369)
Copper follaro “city gates” type.
Obverse: Large castle with gates in the middle. Latin legend: CATARI – CIVITAS (KOTOR CITY) around.
Reverse: Saint Trifon with nimbus standing, facing, holding a lily tipped cross. Latin legend: SANTVS – TRIFON (SAINT TRIFON) around.
Reference: Jov 25 1.3.
Comment: After the fracturing of the Serbian Empire, the city was taken by the Kingdom of Hungary, only to change hands repeatedly between them and the Republic of Venice in the period between 1371 and 1384. After that, Kotor was held by the Kingdom of Bosnia under Tvrtko I Kotromanić between 1384 and 1391. The king of Bosnia, who claimed the Serbian throne, minted his coins in Kotor. After the death of Tvrtko in 1391, Kotor became fully independent, until the administration, wary of the looming Ottoman danger, asked the Republic of Venice for protection. The city acknowledged the internal autonomy of the Republic of Venice in 1420, while enjoys only limited self-rule.
Reference: #KCI02