*Renaissance Russia SILVER Coin Collection* 3 Consecutive Tsars! ~NGC Certified~

Description: Incredibly rare and very interesting collection of silver coins from the times captured by historians all over the world. 3 coins, from the reign of 3 different and consecutive Tsars, perhaps the most famous as well as infamous in history, shaping the part of the world into what it is today. The end of Rurik dynasty, and start of Russia's rapid descent into the catastrophic Time of Troubles. Ivan Vasilievich Грозный (The Terrible)*, Fyodor Ivanovich Блаженный (The Blessed)** - the last tsar of Rurik Dynasty, and Boris Godunov*** - the start of Time of Troubles. Just as relevant in coin history as this was the time when the first Kopek was introduced. In earlier times, coin denomination was Denga (loosely translates to “money”). A coin with a knight and spear was introduced during those times, Kopek loosely translates to “spear”. All 3 coins are made of silver and have been certified and guaranteed authentic by NGC, the top coin grading company in the world. Incredibly rare to find coins in such great condition from over 400 years ago. The detail in both obverse and reverse is absolutely stunning in all 3 coins! It is a great addition to any coin collection, especially for those interested in medieval European coins. The coins’ composition, era, and region of origin make it a unique piece of history. Coins are very high grade with clear strike for the age, making them a great find for collectors. Hold true history in your hand! See my other listings for more ancient and other very unique coins. Coin you see in pictures is the exact one you will receive. * Ivan IV was the eldest son of Vasili III by his second wife Elena Glinskaya, and a grandson of Ivan III. He succeeded his father after his death, when he was three years old. A group of reformers united around the young Ivan, crowning him as tsar in 1547 at the age of 16. In the early years of his reign, Ivan ruled with the group of reformers known as the Chosen Council and established the Zemsky Sobor, a new assembly convened by the tsar. He also revised the legal code and introduced reforms, including elements of local self-government, as well as establishing the first Russian standing army, the streltsy. Ivan conquered the khanates of Kazan and Astrakhan, and significantly expanded the territory of Russia. After he had consolidated his power, Ivan rid himself of the advisers from the Chosen Council and triggered the Livonian War of 1558 to 1583, which ravaged Russia and resulted in failure to take control over Livonia and the loss of Ingria, but allowed him to establish greater autocratic control over the Russian nobility, which he violently purged using Russia's first political police, the oprichniki. The later years of Ivan's reign were marked by the massacre of Novgorod by the oprichniki and the burning of Moscow by the Tatars. Ivan also pursued cultural improvements, such as importing the first printing press to Russia, and began several processes that would continue for centuries, including deepening connections with other European states, particularly England, fighting wars against the Ottoman Empire, and the conquest of Siberia. Contemporary sources present disparate accounts of Ivan's complex personality. He was described as intelligent and devout, but also prone to paranoia, rage, and episodic outbreaks of mental instability that worsened with age.[5][6][7] Historians generally believe that in a fit of anger, he murdered his eldest son and heir, Ivan Ivanovich;[8] he might also have caused the miscarriage of the latter's unborn child. This left his younger son, the politically ineffectual Feodor Ivanovich, to inherit the throne, a man whose rule and subsequent childless death led directly to the end of the Rurik dynasty and the beginning of the Time of Troubles. ** Feodor's mother died when he was three, and he grew up in the shadow of his father, Ivan IV. A pious man of retiring disposition, Feodor took little interest in politics, and the country was effectively administered in his name by Boris Godunov, the brother of his beloved wife Irina. His childless death marked the end of the Rurik dynasty, and spurred Russia's descent into the catastrophic Time of Troubles. He is listed in the Great Synaxaristes of the Eastern Orthodox Church, with his feast day on 7 January *** Tsar Boris Godunov was both popular and prosperous, and ruled well. He recognized the need for Russia to catch up with the intellectual progress of the West and he did his best to bring about educational and social reforms. He was the first tsar to import foreign teachers on a large scale, the first tsar to send young Russians to be educated abroad, and the first tsar to allow Lutheran churches to be built in Russia. After the Russo–Swedish War (1590–1595), he attempted to gain access to the Baltic Sea and he also attempted to obtain Livonia by diplomatic means. He cultivated friendly relations with the Scandinavians and hoped to take a bride from a foreign royal house, thereby increasing the dignity of his own dynasty

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