My coins from ancientcoins.ca came in, and one of the things I bought was a silver wire kopek/denga (not sure which is more correct). I really couldn't find anything online about them, but I was surprised how small it is! Anyway, I mostly want to know why they're called 'wire money' and how they were produced. I'll try to get a photo up, too, and maybe someone here will be able to attribute it as well. Thanks for any info you all have. :bow:
Hontonai,a similar thing applies to the Larins of the Maldive Islands,in which a silver wire was made,& then cut up.The short pieces of wire were stamped with the name of the reigning Sultan (in Arabic,of course).This is how the silver Larin was made.The word 'Larin' is where the modern denomination 'Laari' comes from. Aidan.
These dengi made from XVth century to XVIIIth century when made not legal by diktat of Piotr I(1689-1725). They found in large quantities so now they only sell for 50 rublei eash in so so preservation.. This about USA$2
Nowadays this is the best catalogue about wire coins. See the details about how they minted the coins here http://peter1cheshua.narod.ru/Catalogues/Ivan4/1533_1617_Catalogue.html Page 6. There are 3 main books which describe all period from Ivan the terrible (1533) till Peter 1 (1717). Recently a new book appeared (the last one) 1645-1696 period. Unfortunatelly it is not possible to find it in internet. I think you will find your coin somewhere in these books. The site is under construction for pretty long time but anyway the gallery works partially. Speaking about the price I am not sure that it is $2. Everything depends upon the rarity. Show the coin.
Aidan, I'll try to post a photo soon. Chances are, mine is from the Peter the Great era, as these are the most common, but it could be otherwise. Thanks for all the additional info!
