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Kopeck - Peter I
| Issuer | Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1716 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A robed equestrian figure, representing the Tsar, depicted in profile to the right astride a galloping horse, brandishing a long spear or lance downward. The design is rendered in the characteristic schematic style of late Russian wire money, with the rider's garments shown in stylized flowing lines. The Cyrillic date inscription ҂АΨSI (corresponding to 1716 in the Byzantine era calendar) appears in the field. The flan is irregular in shape, typical of the chekanka wire coinage (чешуйки) struck from flattened silver wire. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a multi-line Cyrillic inscription arranged across the field of the irregular flan, giving the full titulature of the sovereign. The legend reads ЦАРЬ ПЕТР АЛЕКСЕЕВИЧЬ ВСЕЯ РОССIИ САМОДЕРЖЕЦ, translating as 'Tsar Peter Alekseevich, Autocrat of All Russia.' The text is distributed across several lines in accordance with the available flan surface, a hallmark of Russian wire kopeck coinage of this period. Lettering is boldly struck though partially truncated at the flan edges due to the irregular planchet. |
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