Very rare! Silver denga of Duke Daniil Borisovich "Tight Bow" (1410-1415), Duchy of Nizhegorod-Suzdal, Russia
Partially retrograde Russian inscription in three lines "KNYAZ DANILO" ("Duke Daniil") / Arabic legend "Zarb Bulgar" ("Struck in Bulgar") around a cartouche (or tamgha?). 12x13.5mm, 0.57 grams. Huletski/Petrunin/Fishman #1900.
Suzdal's history dates back to 1024 and in 1125 Yury Dolgoruky made Suzdal the capital of the Rostov-Suzdal principality. Suzdal began to function as a capital at the time when Moscow was still a cluster of cowsheds. Set in a fertile wheat-growing area, Suzdal remained a trade centre even after Mongol-led invasions. Eventually, it united with Nizhny Novgorod until both were annexed by Moscow in 1392.