Russian Coins and Historical Medals

Feudal series, Pskov, Vasilii Ivanovich of Moscow (1510-33), Dengæ (2), horseman right, ж below, revs. legend in four lines referring to ‘Zamanina’, 0.79g/12h, 0.71g/9h (O 82; T 604, 603; Z 158, 159; GP 8215) [2]. Very fine £100-£150

Provenance: First bt J. Elsen May 1997.

‘Zamanina’ is likely to indicate the name (perhaps ‘Zamani’) of the individual who had bought the right to issue coins, or the government official in charge, rather than the die-sinker