Kopeck - Fyodor I Ivanovich Velikiy Novgorod, В НО.РД

Fyodor I ruled as tsar in name while Boris Godunov governed in practice — a distinction that had no bearing on the mint's output, which continued under Godunov's effective authority. The Novgorod mint at this period was one of the most productive in Muscovy, and wire-cut kopecks of this reign are among the more commonly encountered from that house, though the irregular flan shapes mean no two are truly alike. The В НО.РД mintmark placing is a useful die-identification anchor for the GKH series distinctions between GKH#110 and GKH2#113.