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Denga - Vasily I Dmitriyevich Cyrillic legend / Falconer
| Issuer | Moscow, Grand principality of |
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| Year | 1412-1420 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | КNZ Ь ВЕЛН КИ ВАС ИЛЕН (Translation: Grand Prince Vasily) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Vasily I ruled Moscow during a period of fractured Mongol authority following Timur's devastation of the Golden Horde in 1395 — a disruption that briefly freed Russian princes from the tribute obligations that had structured their politics for over a century. Moscow's coinage during this window reflects that ambiguity: production was irregular, dies were cut locally with considerable variation, and the Cyrillic legends on these pieces range from legible to near-garbled depending on the engraver.
The HP II#1510 I/L classification places this within a well-documented but large die family. Individual die pairs within this group show enough variation in letter forms and spacing that attribution sometimes requires comparison against multiple reference specimens.