Hroshyk - Vytautas "Columns" Countermark Group III

The countermarking of Jochid (Golden Horde) dangs with the Columns (Kolyumny) sign began in the early 1420s and continued (likely with interruptions) for just under half a century, later echoing as a remnant in Mstislavl. The first "anchor point" marking the beginning of Lithuanian countermarking is September 1421, when Bek-Sufi died—the "Solkhat Emperor" and Vytautas's protege on the throne of Crimea, the "minor sultanate"

Based on the types of Horde coins used as host bases for applying the Lithuanian countermarks, the latter are divided into 16 groups, among which Dangs of Öz Beg, Jani Beg, Tokhtamysh, Pulad, Sarai & Crimean khans, Tatar-Genoese aspers, Non-Horde, including Russian, coins and imitations etc.

Lithuanian countermarks featuring the Columns sign are divided into three main groups: those without dots inside the sign (Group I, presumably Severian), those with one dot (Group II, likely Kyivan), and those with four dots (Group III, Podolian). All of them began to be stamped onto eastern coins during the reign of Vytautas, whose princely emblem happened to be the Columns.

Group III

Columns with a 3 dots right:

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6292

Columns with a 4 dots right:

6293

6294

6295

6296

6297

Columns with a 4 dots left:

6298