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Kopeck - Mikhail I
| Issuer | Tsardom of Russia |
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| Year | 1613-1617 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Obverse of this wire money (cheshuyка) depicts a mounted horseman, the traditional equestrian figure of the Tsar or armed rider, shown in profile facing right, brandishing a spear or lance. The flan is irregular and lenticular in shape, characteristic of the beaten silver wire planchet technique employed throughout the period. The design is struck in relatively high relief given the crude planchet, with the rider and horse rendered in a schematic, stylized manner typical of early Romanov coinage. The field surrounding the equestrian motif is plain, with no border or additional decorative elements visible. The strike quality and flan irregularity are consistent with hand-hammered production at Russian mints of the early seventeenth century. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a multi-line Cyrillic inscription arranged in horizontal registers across the irregular oval flan, containing the full titulature of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich. The lettering, rendered in an archaic Slavonic script, reads across several lines and occupies virtually the entire reverse field, as was standard practice for Russian wire kopecks of this era. The legend is the principal design element on this face, with no figurative imagery present. Individual characters show the bold, slightly uneven strokes typical of hand-engraved dies used in hammered coinage production. The inscription confirms the issuing authority and royal title in the manner established by Muscovite monetary convention. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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