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Denga - Ivan IV Moscow
| Issuer | Moscow Mint |
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| Year | 1535-1547 |
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| Technique | Hammered (wire) |
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| Obverse description | A mounted warrior depicted in profile facing right, seated on a galloping horse with raised forelegs. The rider raises a curved sabre aloft in his right hand, in a dynamic striking pose characteristic of early Muscovite coinage. The design is struck in high relief on an irregular flan typical of wire money production, with naturalistically rendered horse musculature despite the small module. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Three lines of Cyrillic text occupy the central field, arranged beneath a tilde-like decorative element at the top. The inscription reads КНSЬ ВЕЛIКI IВАН, translating as 'Grand Duke Ivan', identifying the issuer as Ivan IV. The lettering is rendered in the semi-uncial Cyrillic style characteristic of mid-16th century Muscovite coinage, with slightly archaic letterforms. The flat field bears no additional decorative elements, and the flan edges are irregular due to the wire-cutting production technique. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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