Tsar Peter I "The Great" Silver 1 Kopek Wire Coin (c. 1698–1717)

Tsar Peter I "The Great" Silver 1 Kopek Wire Coin (c. 1698–1717)

£10.00
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Tsar Peter I "The Great" Silver 1 Kopek Wire Coin (c. 1698–1717)
  • Tsar Peter I "The Great" Silver 1 Kopek Wire Coin (c. 1698–1717)
  • Tsar Peter I "The Great" Silver 1 Kopek Wire Coin (c. 1698–1717)
  • Tsar Peter I "The Great" Silver 1 Kopek Wire Coin (c. 1698–1717)
  • Tsar Peter I "The Great" Silver 1 Kopek Wire Coin (c. 1698–1717)
Tsar Peter I "The Great" Silver 1 Kopek Wire Coin (c. 1698–1717)

Tsar Peter I "The Great" Silver 1 Kopek Wire Coin (c. 1698–1717)

£10.00

An authentic 300+ year-old silver "wire kopek" (cheshuyka) issued during the reign of Tsar Peter the Great. Wire money was produced by drawing silver into thin wire, cutting it to weight, and hand-hammering the pieces between engraved dies.

  • Issuer: Tsar Peter I "The Great"

  • Weight: 0.28 g (conforms to the 0.28 g post-1698 monetary reform standard)

  • Obverse: Rider on horseback (horseman)

  • Reverse: Cyrillic legend naming Tsar Peter Alexeyevich

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