Silver Wire Money of Tsar Peter the Great

Product Description

In both status and stature, Peter the Great was an imposing figure. Reigning over all of Russia from 1682 until his death in 1725, the Tsar stood a towering 6'8" – measuring approximately the diameter of a AAA battery, just imagine how tiny a silver wire kopek would have looked in the palm of his hand! First issued during the 14th century, these crudely minted coins were struck by taking a piece of silver wire cut to a specific weight and hammering it between two dies; by this method no two pieces are alike. The specimens we offer here were minted during Peter the Great's lifetime.