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Denga - Mikhail Borisovich
| Issuer | Tver, Grand Principality of |
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| Year | 1461-1485 |
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| Shape | Irregular |
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| Obverse description | A mounted rider advancing to the right, holding a falcon in his raised right hand; the letter 'N' appears in the field before the rider's face, and a serpentine or dragon head is depicted beneath the horse's hooves. A circular legend naming Prince Michael runs around the periphery of the flan in Old Russian script. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | Samson is depicted in dynamic posture, forcefully tearing apart the jaws of a lion, a motif drawn from biblical iconography and common in Tverite coinage of the period. A circular inscription naming Prince Michael borders the design in Old Russian Cyrillic script. |
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