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Denga - Vasily I Dmitriyevich Cyrillic legend / Dragon left
| Issuer | Moscow, Grand principality of |
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| Year | 1416-1423 |
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| Reference(s) | HP II#1582 A |
| Obverse description | Cyrillic inscription distributed across the field in multiple lines, rendered in the characteristic irregular lettering style of early Moscow hammered coinage. The legend reads the title and name of Grand Prince Vasily, arranged within the roughly circular flan. The script fills the available field with no central design element, the lettering serving as the primary decorative and identifying motif. The flan is irregular and slightly concave, typical of hand-struck medieval Russian wire money precursors. |
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| Reverse description | A dragon depicted in profile facing left, shown within a beaded or linear border that follows the contour of the irregular flan. The creature is rendered in a schematic, stylised manner characteristic of Mongol-influenced Moscow coinage of the early 15th century, with a curved body and visible limbs. The design occupies the majority of the reverse field, with the dragon's form enclosed in a circular or oval cartouche. The overall execution is bold but crude, consistent with hand-hammered production techniques of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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