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Name or Denominations
"Mordovka" - Central Volga Imitation of Russian kopeck Horseman / 5-lines text
Issuer
NA
Ruler
Russia › Russian Empire (1547-1917)
Year of Minting
1535-1800
Currency
NA
Shape
Round (irregular)
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
0.52 g
Diameter
12 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Material
Billon
Shape
Round (irregular)
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
NA
Front design
Horseman galloping right, holding spear, within dotted border.
Back design
Imitation of Cyrillic inscription
Year of Minting
1535-1800
Location
Russia › Russian Empire (1547-1917)
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Inscriptions
NA
Context
Mordovka - common term meaning imitations of wire and early Russian coins (less often, Golden Horde or other coins) minted by the non-Russian people in Mid-Volga region during, according to different researches, XV-XIX centuries. Researchers made various assumptions about the usage of Mordovkas as local coins or even as an official currency of Khanate of Kazan , but it is still unproven. Modern view is that they we used: as clothes decoration (usually smaller holed types); for religious rituals purposes (usually non-holed types). This type was (most probably) used as a cheap substitute of coins for sacrificing to local Gods.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Proto-coins
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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