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Denga - Vasily I Dmitriyevich Shahada / Arabic legend imitation
| Issuer | Moscow, Grand principality of |
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| Year | 1412-1416 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Crude imitation of the Shahada inscription as found on the reverse of Jochid (Golden Horde) dangs, rendered in a debased, non-functional pseudo-Arabic script. The legend, heavily stylized and largely illegible, fills the field of the irregularly shaped flan. The engraving reflects the Muscovite workshop's attempt to replicate Islamic monetary conventions without direct access to a skilled Arabic calligrapher, resulting in a schematic arrangement of strokes imitating the sacred formula. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (imitation) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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