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Denga - Vasily I Dmitriyevich
| Issuer | Grand Principality of Moscow |
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| Year | 1389-1425 |
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| Weight | 0.74 g |
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| Obverse description | Irregular hammered silver flan bearing a warrior or rider figure in the field, rendered in the crude but vigorous style characteristic of early Muscovite coinage. The central device depicts a mounted or standing armed figure, the details worn but consistent with the standard imagery employed on Muscovite denga issues of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. The surfaces show the typical flat, irregular striking of hand-hammered medieval Russian coins. No legible inscription is visible on this side. The flan edges are uneven, reflecting the hand-cut planchet preparation of the period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a Cyrillic inscription filling the field within a beaded or linear border, reading in several lines across the irregular flan. The legend identifying the issuing prince is struck in early medieval Cyrillic letterforms, characteristic of Muscovite chancery script of the late 14th to early 15th century. The lettering is arranged in multiple registers across the coin's surface, with individual characters showing the angular, compressed style typical of early Russian hammered coinage. The inscription serves as the primary identifying element of this issue, affirming the authority of Grand Prince Vasily. The flan is notably tear-drop or oval in shape, a common feature of Moscow denga production of this era. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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