Kopeck - Peter I

€196,765.00
IssuerRussian Empire
Year1698
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Kopeck (1 Копейка) (0.01)
CurrencyRouble (1533-1717)
CompositionSilver
Weight0.4 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueIrregular (Exist in both weight standards: 0.28 g and 0.4 g)
Hammered (wire)
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KG#1618, GKH#1175, GKH2#1238
Obverse descriptionA horseman with a spear (depicts the Tsar) on a galloping horse, right. The letters under the feet of the rider.
Obverse scriptCyrillic
Obverse letteringСS
(Translation: 206 (С=200, S=6), means year 7206 by Byzantine calendar)
Reverse description6-line inscription.
Reverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse letteringЦРЬИВЕ ЛИКIИКНѦ ЗЬПЕТРЪЯ ЛЕѮIЕВИЧЬ ВСЕѦРѠ ССIИ˙
(Translation: Tsar and Grand Prince Pyotr Alexeyevich of all Rus)
Edge
Mint
Mintage7206 (1698)  - Rarity 8 -
Catalog ID9665895370
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