Kopeck - Boris Godunov MO

€191,400.00
IssuerRussian Empire
Year1598-1605
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Kopeck (1 Копейка) (0.01)
CurrencyRouble (1533-1717)
CompositionSilver (.960)
Weight0.68 g
Dimensions13.4 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueIrregular
Hammered (wire)
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to1700
Reference(s) KG#185, GKH#177, GKH2#183
Obverse descriptionCrowned horseman holding spear on galloping horse. The letters under the feet of the rider.
Obverse scriptCyrillic
Obverse letteringМО
Reverse descriptionInscription in old Cyrillic alphabet, w/ no spaces between words and lines wrapping with no regard to word boundaries. Modern Russian Spelling: `ЦАРЬ И ВЕЛИКИЙ КНЯЗЬ БОРИС ФЕДОРОВИЧ ВСЕЯ РУСИ`.
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse letteringЦРЬIВЕЛ IКIКНSЬБО РIСЪθЕДОРО ВIЧЬВСЕЯ РУСИ
(Translation: Tsar and Grand Prince Boris Feodorovich of all Rus)
Edge
MintМО
Moscow Mint (Московский монетный
двор), Russia (?-date)
MintageND (1598-1605) МО - -
Catalog ID4153978220
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