Denga - Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy

Issuer	Moscow, Grand principality of
Year	1375-1389
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Reference(s)	HP II#1135 В

Obverse description	Facing double-headed Janus figure depicted in a highly stylized, primitive manner typical of early Muscovite coinage. The two faces are rendered schematically with circular eyes and a shared crowned or helmeted head, occupying the central field. Partial Cyrillic legend visible along the right periphery of the flan. The striking is characteristic of hammered silver wire-cut technique, resulting in an irregular, slightly off-center flan.
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Reverse description	Pseudo-Arabic tamgha or monogram occupying the central field, imitating the design of Golden Horde dangs, rendered in a highly stylized and largely illegible cursive form. The design consists of an interlaced geometric ornament within a square frame with extended finials, a common feature of Muscovite imitative coinage produced during the period of Tatar suzerainty. Dotted border elements are visible along the periphery of the irregular flan. The imitative nature of the legend reflects the political and commercial context of the late 14th-century Moscow principality.
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