Denga - Vasily I Dmitriyevich

Issuer	Grand Principality of Moscow
Year	1389-1416
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Composition	Silver
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Obverse description	A horseman in profile facing right, holding a falcon upon his raised right arm, depicted in a dynamic pose typical of early Muscovite wire money coinage. The figure is rendered in a crude but expressive style characteristic of late 14th- to early 15th-century Russian hammered silver. A partial Cyrillic legend runs around the periphery of the irregularly shaped flan, partially visible due to the narrow planchet. The field is uneven, reflecting the hand-struck hammered technique of the period.
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Reverse description	A multi-line Cyrillic inscription arranged across the field, reading the titles of the issuing prince, enclosed within a linear or rope-style border. The legend is rendered in the early Muscovite Cyrillic script typical of late 14th- to early 15th-century Russian coinage, with letters distributed across several lines in a somewhat irregular layout due to the hand-struck flan. The style and execution are consistent with wire money coinage of Vasily I Dmitriyevich of Moscow. The flan edges are irregular and clipped, as is standard for this series.
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Mint	Moscow
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