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Russian Wire Money Silver Kopek Coin of Ivan "the Terrible" as Tsar.

 

Obverse: The Tsar as St. George on horse, killing dragon with spear in his right hand.
Reverse: Inscription ("Czar and Grand Prince Ivan of Entire Rus") in five lines.
Legend: "ЦРЬИ / КНSЬВЕ / ЛИКIИВА / НЬВСЕIA / РУСИ" ("Царь и Князь Великий Иван Всея Руси")
Mint Period: 1547-1584

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yea, not seen many full ones, usualy little bits of wire money.

Actually, not that uncommon for Ivan's and subsequent Boris' rules. After the trouble began the weight (and correspondingly the size) of the coins was reduced, and they just kept getting smaller and smaller as time went by. As a result Peter's kopeck is smaller than Ivan's denga (1/2 kopeck).

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