Lot 957:
Russia. Ivan IV the Terrible (1530-1584). AR Kopeck, Pskov mint, 1560s. 0.68 g. 16 mm. R. Struck with very worn dies with a deliberately emphasized spear ('копьё'), clearly intended to differentiate it from a denga. This is likely an emergency issue struck from from old dismissed dies. Rare!. F/VF. Struck with very worn dies with a deliberately emphasized spear ('копьё'), clearly intended to differentiate it from a denga. This is likely an emergency issue struck from from old dismissed dies. Rare!.