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Denga - Vasily II the Blind
| Issuer | Moscow, Grand principality of |
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| Year | 1425-1433 |
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| Shape | Irregular |
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| Obverse description | A mounted horseman depicted in right profile, holding a falcon upon his raised right hand, rendered in the flat, linear style characteristic of early Moscow coinage. The rider sits upon a horse in full stride, with the composition enclosed within a double beaded border. A Cyrillic legend surrounds the central device in the field, partially legible due to the irregular flan. |
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| Reverse description | Multi-line Arabic-script inscription filling the central field, arranged in three or four horizontal registers within a beaded inner circle, itself surrounded by a beaded outer border. The text is characteristic of the pseudo-Arabic or imitative Tatar legends commonly employed on Muscovite denga coinage of the early 15th century, reflecting the political and monetary influence of the Golden Horde. The script is boldly struck with angular, stylized characters typical of the period. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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