Zlatnik Vladimir the Great, Type I

Features

Issuer	Kyivan Rus
Ruling authority	Vladimir the Great (980-1015)
Type	Standart tedavül madenî paralar
Yıllar	980-1015
Value	1 Solid (Zlatnik, Zlato)
Currency	Grivna
Composition	Altın (.958)
Ağırlık	4.4 g
Diameter	23 mm
Şekil	Yuvarlak (düzensiz)
Technique	Dövme (Possibly double-stuck)
Orientation	Para Hizalaması ↑↓
Demonetized	Evet
Numara	N# 114339
Referanslar	SS# 1-1 Marina Petrovna Sotnikova, Ivan Georgiyevich Spassky; 1983. Тысячелетие древнейших монет России: сводный каталог русских монет X-XI веков = Millennium of the Oldest Coins of Russia. Iskusstvo, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.

Obverse

(en) Figure of duke Vladimir Svyatoslavich in full height, apparently seated with bent legs. A hat on duke's head is depicted with dots with a cross on top and threads on the sides composed of small dots or beads ending with large dots or beads. The duke is clothed in a short cloak or cape (korzno) fastened with a round fibula (brooch), the flaps of the cloak end with dotted threads. In his right hand the duke holds a staff topped with a cross. Left hand is resting on the duke's chest and is covered by the cloak up to the wrist. A trident (a ducal symbol) is placed above the duke's left shoulder. The figure of the duke is surrounded by a circular legend ВЛАДИМИРЪ НА СТОЛҌ (VLADIMIR ON THE THRONE) with a cross at the end, the letters of the legend are placed clock-wise and are turned vertically towards the centre of the coin. The legend is surrounded by a dotted circle..

Script: Kiril Alfabesi

Lettering: ВΛАДИМИРЪ НА СТОΛҌ

Reverse

(en) Bust of Jesus Crist (Pantocrator) full face with a cross-like nimbus. In his left hand Jesus holds a Gospel in dotted casing. The right hand is not visible and is covered by the folds of the cloak (chiton). The figure of Christ is surrounded by a circular legend ЇСУСЪ ХРИСТИСЪ (JESUS CHRIST), the letters of the legend are placed clock-wise and are turned vertically towards the centre of the coin. The legend is surrounded by a dotted circle.

Lettering: ЇСУСЪ ХРИСТИСЪ

Mint

Kyiv Mint, Ukraine (989-1019, 1362-1394)

Comments

(en) Based on the 11 zlatniks that remain in physical existence today, their diameter ranged from 19-24 mm, their weight was in the range of 4.0-4.4 g and the fineness of gold was in the range of .916-958.
Coin from the State Hermitage Museum, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.

This particular coin represents the zlatnik die pair (type) I. The diameter of this particular coin is 23 mm, its weight is 4.4 grams (.958 gold). It was discovered in 1804 as part of the Pinsk treasure (present-day Pinsk area, Pinsk region, Brest oblast, Belarus) in the lands that belonged to a nobleman Rydzewski. After its discovery, this zlatnik was presented by Rydzewski as a gift to the emperor of Russia Alexandre I . Alexander I ordered to transfer the coin to the collection of the Hermitage museum. It is referenced under the State Hermitage Museum Inventory Number Аз-12.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (980-1015)

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Actual altın weight: 0.136 oz

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