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Kopeck - Alexey Mikhailovich о М
| Issuer | Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1645-1650 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central to the obverse is a mounted horseman depicted in profile galloping to the right, bearing a raised spear — the traditional image of the tsar as warrior-prince, a motif standard on Russian wire money of this period. The figure is rendered in a stylized manner characteristic of the hammered chekanka technique. Beneath the hooves of the horse appear the mintmark letters 'о М', identifying the mint and issue. The overall composition fills the irregular planchet surface with no formal border or beaded rim. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a multi-line Cyrillic inscription arranged across the irregular flan, containing the full name and title of the issuing sovereign in Old Russian. The legend reads ЦАРЬ И ВЕЛИКИЙ КНЯЗЬ АЛЕКСЕЙ МИХАЙЛОВИЧ ВСЕЯ РУСИ, translating as 'Tsar and Grand Prince Alexey Mikhailovich of all Rus'. The text is distributed across several lines in the characteristic fashion of Russian wire kopecks, with letterforms typical of mid-17th century Muscovite epigraphy. No border or decorative framing is present, the inscription occupying the entire available field of the planchet. |
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| Reverse lettering | ЦАРЬ И ВЕЛИКИЙ КНЯЗЬ АЛЕКСЕЙ МИХАЙЛОВИЧ ВСЕЯ РУСИ |
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