ASPROCASTRON: COIN FROM THE CITY OF MONCASTRO (PRINCIPALITY OF MOLDAVIA)
Asprocastron, 15th century: Principality of Moldavia
Genoese fortress of Moncastro (modern Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi city, Ukraine) under the rule of the Moldavian principality.
Genoese counterstamp — cross with 4 dots around — on an unidentified silver Crimean Tatar akçe (aqche); the reverse side of asprocastrons often completely lost (the result of counterstamp technology application).
Asprocastron is a conditional name among numismatists; real denomination unknown.
- Silver: 15 mm - 0.43 g
- Reference price: 55$
COIN ASPROCASTRON — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- CITY OF MONCASTRO, GENOESE COLONIES (15th century)
The name of the coin asprocastron indicates the issuer — Asprocastro city /"White Castle"/. This is one of the ancient names of the modern Ukrainian city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi: a city with an extremely diverse history.
