In the "follow the leader" thread you posted this exactly same picture and said it was Russia AV Denga ND Ivan V Alexeyevich 1682-96 So which is it?
Its the Ivan V.....I also have the other coin/ posted wrong photo Sorry, I posted wrong photo....this coin is as Sakata correctly stated Russia AV Denga ND Ivan V 1682-96 Again, sorry for the confusion/ brain cramp!
For most of the reign of Ivan V the real power behind the throne was Princess Sofia. She was ousted from the Kremlin and sent to convent in 1689. Ivan V was never healthy and died in 1696, then 24 year old Peter I consolidated all the power. Peter travelled to England but was anxious about travelling in a country where they had killed their king in 1649(Charles I) all the while Peter put his first wife Eudoxia in a convent, then married a Latvian peasant who would later become Tsarina Catherine I. And then there is sad tale of Aleksei, his oldest son. The story of Peter I is one of the most fascinating in history, a very good read.
I have a very meager coin of Peter the Great... just wanted to "have" some wire money... I will upgrade into some other Peter I coins later... Russia Peter the Great AR Kopek 1682-1725 Wire Money Horse Rider - Great Tsar Peter 11.1mm 0.27g
@panzerman your AV Kopek is fantastic. I know gold strikes well, but yours is well centered and very clear. How big is your coin? (mm / g)
That is what I thought, being an AV Kopek. Yours is a wonderful capture with all of the obverse perimeter beads on coin! Very nicely centered! Nice!
