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Denga - Vasily II the Blind
| Issuer | Moscow, Grand principality of |
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| Year | 1425-1462 |
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| Shape | Irregular |
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| Obverse description | Seated or standing figure of the prince depicted in profile, holding a sword; the effigy is rendered in a schematic medieval Muscovite style characteristic of early 15th-century wire money production. A Cyrillic legend, partially legible due to the irregular flan, surrounds the central device in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Bearded male head shown in profile or three-quarter view, wearing a blindfold across the eyes — a distinctive iconographic reference to Grand Prince Vasily II, who was blinded by his political rivals in 1446. The portrait is rendered in the crude yet expressive hammered style typical of Muscovite denga coinage of the mid-15th century, with pellets or decorative elements surrounding the head in the field. |
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| Mint | Moscow |
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