Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal lost its independence to Moscow in 1392 when Vasily I engineered the annexure through a deal with the Golden Horde — effectively purchasing the patent of grand princedom out from under the reigning Boris Konstantinovich. Coinage continued briefly under reduced political circumstances, and these fractional issues likely reflect a transitional minting authority trying to sustain local commerce after the principality's absorption rather than any genuine sovereign program.
Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal lost its independence to Moscow in 1392 when Vasily I engineered the annexure through a deal with the Golden Horde — effectively purchasing the patent of grand princedom out from under the reigning Boris Konstantinovich. Coinage continued briefly under reduced political circumstances, and these fractional issues likely reflect a transitional minting authority trying to sustain local commerce after the principality's absorption rather than any genuine sovereign program.