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	Russia, Mikhail Fedorovich, Kopeck, 1613-1645 AD Title Russia, Mikhail Fedorovich, Kopeck, 1613-1645 AD Obverse Man on Horseback with a spear Reverse Inscription Type/denomination Kopeck Origin Russia Period 1613-1645 AD Description The obverse of this kopeck shows a man on horseback, holding a spear, who could represent either St. George or the czar, and the reverse includes an inscription in Russian. This coin is an example of "wire money" or coins produced by taking a piece of wire and imprinting the obverse and reverse images upon it. Mikhail Fedorovich became czar of Russia in 1613 AD at the age of sixteen, following twenty years of unrest and warfare after Ivan the Terrible died. He is known as the first of the Romanov dynasty, which ended in 1917 AD with the Russian Revolution and the death of Czar Nicholas II. Publisher Hillsdale College Donor Alwin C. Carus Collection World Accession number 20050982
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