1682-1725 Russia Peter I The Great X3 silver kopeks wire money

The top left is a spectacular strike. #2017-0354. 1613-1645 AD Russian Empire Peter the Great silver kopek wire money. Russian wire money, hand-struck between 1475 and 1729, were cut from wires or cable and usually have on the obverse (front), a horseman, left, spearing a dragon, bottom right. The horseman is Moscow’s patron Saint George. The reverse is Cyrillic attribution to the king. Slava Ukrayini! To see many more items for sale from my collections, please search this item on Kijiji, scroll down and view all listings under seller's name. Ask if you have questions.