Are these commonly faked? What do I need to look for? Also, the below is supposed to be a 1598 Kopek from the reign of Boris Godunov. Is it authentic and is this when it is from? The writing is slightly different than the ones I have seen, and although I can read cyrillic, I am not able to make out full words.
I personally do not think this type of currency is very popular. The value of the coins is so small it does not seem worth all the identification research needed to be sure of which coins you have. I think this issue of monies gets overlook by many collectors, so I would be surprised to find out counterfeits are being made. http://www.kyiv2014.com/wire.html http://www.learn-your-history.in.ua/index.php?route=information/information&information_id=18
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/in...&f=&u=&g=&tb=y&tc=y&tn=y&tp=y&tt=y&te=y&cat=y Reading these coins is made difficult by the crude striking on small flans so few have 'full words'. I'd call yours above average for these.
It is genuine coin of tsar Boris Godunov (1598-1605). Not very rare but interesting. The caption: "Boris Fedorovich the great prince".
Can anyone tell me if the following are authentic? And confirm what they are? Thank you. This is what I was told they are: First one - Boris Godunov (1598-1605) Photos 1 & 2 Second one - Mikhail (1618-1625) Photos 3 & 4 Third one - Pyotr (1696-1700) Photos 5 & 6 Fourth one - Mikhail (1613-1617) Photos 7 & 8 Fifth one - Aleksey (1645-1676) Photos 9 & 10
I’ve found that this site helps a lot with identifying the specific dies for silver kopeks. All you need to know is the ruler you have, their name and the mint’s name in Russian and then you just search for a while. I’m almost certain you’ll find a match to one of the images on the site. They all seem good to me. They all appear to have the correct attribution.
