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Denga - Vasily I Dmitriyevich Cyrillic legend / Arabic legend imitation
| Issuer | Moscow, Grand principality of |
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| Year | 1400-1412 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Cyrillic legend arranged in multiple lines across the field, reading the titles and name of Grand Prince Vasily. Three longevity knots are interspersed within the legend, serving as decorative filler elements characteristic of early Muscovite wire money. The inscription is struck on an irregular flan typical of hammered medieval Russian coinage, with letters of varying depth and clarity across the surface. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | Pseudo-Arabic legend filling the field in imitation of Jochid Tatar dang coinage, rendered by Muscovite die-cutters without genuine linguistic content. Longevity knots are incorporated into the design as decorative elements, echoing the arabesque ornamentation of the Golden Horde prototypes. The overall composition reflects the Muscovite practice of imitating Tatar monetary iconography to facilitate trade within the post-Golden Horde economic sphere. The strike is characteristically uneven on an irregular flan. |
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