ISSUED IN UKRAINE Coins
Kopeck | Akçe: Dual-Denomination Coin of the Crimea
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1 Kopeck and 3 Akçe of the Crimean Khanate Example Specimen: 1 Kopeck and 3 Akçe, struck in 1780 (Crimean Khanate under Russian Empire protectorate) Authority and Imagery: The reverse (left) featur…
From Roman As to Greek Assarion: Provincial Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Bronze Assarion of the Bosporan Kingdom Example Specimen: Assarion, struck during the period from 39 to 45 AD (Bosporan Kingdom) Authority & Imagery: This coin was issued under the authority of…
Ancient Central Asian Copper Pūls: History, Mints
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper Pūl of Tokhtamysh Khan Example Specimen: Copper pūl, minted during the years from 1379 to 1396 (Golden Horde) Authority & Imagery: This coin was struck under the authority of Tokhtamysh …
Tauride Coins (1787-1788): The Rare Copper Kopecks
Illustrated Specimen Details: Tauride Coins Example Specimen: 2 kopecks, 1788 (Russian Empire — Tauride Mint) Visual Assessment & Rarity: At first glance, the photo shows an extremely common Russian copper coin of the 18th …
Ruthenian Kwartnik: Autonomous Coin of the Lviv Mint
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Kwartnik Example Specimen: Kwartnik, 1379-1382 (Kingdom of Poland / Ruthenian kwartnik) Authority & Heraldry: This coin was issued under Louis I (Louis the Great) — King of Hungary, Cro…
Columns of Gediminas: The History of the Penyaz Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Penyaz (Denar) Example Specimen: Penyaz (Denar), 1392-1430 (Grand Duchy of Lithuania) Authority & Identification: This medieval silver penyaz was issued under the rule of Vytautas the Great — G…
Denaras / Kyivan Dang: 14th Century Silver Coin History
Illustrated Specimen Details: Kyivan Denaras Example Specimen: Denaras, 1362-1394 (Principality of Kyiv) Authority & Identification: This miniature silver piece is a regional medieval coin struck under the authority of the …
Roman Dupondius: The "Double Pound" Coin Explained
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper Dupondius of Tyras Example Specimen: Dupondius, 211-217 AD (Tyras / Roman Empire) Authority & Identification: This coin was issued by the city of Tyras, an ancient Greek settlement on th…
Ukrainian Kopiika: From 1992 to Modern Hryvnia Coins
Illustrated Specimen Details: Ukraine 50 Kopiiok Example Specimen: 50 kopiiok, 1992 — Ukraine Design & Inscriptions: The obverse prominently features the small state coat of arms of Ukraine — the Trident (Tryzub) — graceful…
Sadagura Coins: Russian and Ottoman Currency Combined
Illustrated Specimen Details: Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia Example Specimen: 2 para and 3 kopecks, 1773 — Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia Design & Inscriptions: Sadagura coins are a fascinating type of …
Olbia Dolphin Coins: Ancient Bronze Proto-Money
Illustrated Specimen Details: Olbia Cast AE Dolphin Example Specimen: Olbia Cast AE Dolphin, 500-400 BC (Greek city-state Olbia) Iconography & Origin: This remarkable proto-coin is cast in bronze in the shape of a stylized …
Yarmaq: The Silver Coin Standard of the Golden Horde
Illustrated Specimen Details: Golden Horde Yarmaq Example Specimen: Silver Yarmaq, 1308 (AH 707) — Khan Tokhta, Qrim Mint Iconography & Origin: This silver yarmaq was minted in the year AH 707 (corresponding to 1308 in the …
Akçe: Silver Coin of the Ottoman Empire and Crimea
Illustrated Specimen Details: Akçe (Crimean Khanate) Example Specimen: Akçe, 1481 — Crimean Khanate (Mengli I Giray) Design & Historical Symbolism: This silver akçe was struck in 1481 (AH 886) during the reign of Mengli I G…
Chalkon Coin: Ancient Copper Currency of Greece
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper Chalkon (Ancient Olbia) Example Specimen: Chalkon (χαλκον), 380 — 360 BC — City-state Olbia (Northern Black Sea Coast) Design & Symbols: The obverse of this ancient coin depicts the head…
Asper Coin: History, Genoese Caffa, and Ottoman Legacy
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Asper (Genoese Colony of Caffa) Example Specimen: Silver Asper, ND — No Date (Issued until 1475) Design & Symbols: The obverse of this medieval silver piece bears the abbreviated Latin l…
Bullion coins: ARCHANGEL MICHAEL, Ukraine (1 hryvnia)
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1 Hryvnia "Archangel Michael" Example Specimen: 1 hryvnia (bullion coin "Archangel Michael"), 2022 Authority: Issued by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) . This non-circulating…