Denga - Vasily I Dmitriyevich

Issuer	Grand Principality of Moscow
Year	1389-1412
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Currency	Rouble (1381-1534)
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Obverse description	Obverse of this irregularly shaped hammered silver denga depicting a stylized figure, likely a warrior or horseman, rendered in a crude but characteristic medieval Muscovite die-cutting style. The design occupies the central field of the flan, which is notably uneven and partially clipped at the upper edge. The low relief and worn surfaces are consistent with typical circulation wear of early Muscovite coinage. The Cyrillic legend КНЯЗЬ ВАСИЛЕЙ (Prince Vasily) is associated with this face, though legibility is limited due to the irregular flan and striking pressure. The overall composition reflects the primitive minting technique common to late 14th- and early 15th-century Russian wire money precursors.
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Reverse description	Reverse displaying a multi-line Arabic-script inscription arranged in the central field, characteristic of the Tatar-influenced coinage produced during the period of Muscovite vassalage to the Golden Horde. The legend is set within a decorated cartouche or linear border, typical of contemporary Jochid-influenced Russian issues. The flan is irregular and exhibits a pronounced chip at the upper margin, consistent with the hand-cut planchet preparation of hammered medieval coinage. The Arabic inscription reflects the political and monetary conventions of the era, when Russian princes were required to acknowledge Tatar suzerainty on their coinage. The Cyrillic reverse lettering ГОСПОДАРЬ ВСЕЯ РУСИ (Lord of all Rus) is associated with this type, though the visible inscription on this example appears predominantly in Arabic script.
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Reverse lettering	ГОСПОДАРЬ ВСЕЯ РУСИ
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