17 - Kopeck "A" (1) - Hammered Silver Wire Coin of Early Russia
Pskov Mint, circa 1535-1547, Tsar Ivan IV Vasiljevich (Ivan The Terrible)

DESCRIPTION for a Wire Kopeck marked "А":

OBVERSE: an image of a horseman carrying a spear, the mint engraver's mark "А" under the galloping horse, circular dotted line.

REVERSE: the 5-line legend engraved in old Cyrillic letters reads: "КНS / ЬВЕЛИК / IИГАРЬ / ВСIЯР / УСИ" ("Prince and Grand Majesty of Entire Rus'"), circular dotted line.

Weight: 0.68 gram

Mint: Pskov

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