Very rare coin struck in Sevs mint of Sophia, regent of Ivan V and Peter I.
Several varieties of the so-called "Chekhs of Sevsk" were struck at the mint in Sevsk for circulation in the newly recovered territories of Little Russia (present-day Ukraine). Modelled after the Polish tympf, these coins were intended to replace predominantly Polish currency in circulation while familiarising the local population with a "native" Muscovite coinage.
The project, however, extended beyond monetary reform and carried a clear political dimension. An earlier attempt to introduce this type of coin had been made 22 years earlier during the reign of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1645–1676). Following negotiations with the Ukrainian Hetman Petro Doroshenko, coin dies were prepared in Putivl, but the planned coinage was never put into production. Only during the reign of Tsar Feodor III was the project finally realised through the striking of these coins at the Sevsk Mint.
Second highest grade in PCGS population report.
Only one coin graded higher at the time of creating auction description. Please verify the PCGS register each time to check the current status.
