★ Emergengy issue ★

Russia. Ivan IV the Terrible (1530-1584). AR Kopeck, Pskov mint, 1560s. AR. 0.66 g. 14 mm. R. F/VF. Struck with very worn dies with a deliberately emphasized spear ('копьё'), clearly intended to differentiate it from a denga. This is likely an emergency issue struck from from old dismissed dies. Rare!.