![Silver dated kopek (1706), Peter I "the Great" (1682-1725), Kadashev mint, Russia (Grishinn #11)](http://www.numismall.com/cdn/shop/products/w35952_{width}x.jpg?v=1658281820)
Horse and rider, date in Cyrillic numerals below (~AΨS = 1706 AD) / Cyrillic inscriptions in 4 lines: "TSAR PYOTR ALEXEYEVICH" ("Tsar Peter Alexeyevich"). 9mmx7mm, 0.30 grams. Kadashev mint. Garost #14; Grishin/Kamishev group 3 #11.
Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich (9 June 1672 8 February 1725) ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother Ivan. In numerous successful wars he expanded the Tsardom into a huge empire that became a major European power. In 1700 he introduced a monetary reform, minting decimal coinage in all three metals, though the old style wire kopeks, like this coins, were struck for another two decades alongside the new large copper kopeks.