
1 Oz Silver Coin 2014 $2 Orthodox Shrines - Vladimir The Great PAMP only 3000
New directly from the Mint Genuine 100% Authentic 1 Oz Silver Coin 2014 $2 Orthodox Shrines - Vladimir The Great PAMP. Only 3000 pieces made. Unique design and Limited Edition.Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great (c. 958 – 15 July 1015, Berestove) was a prince of Novgorod, grand prince of Kiev, and ruler of Kievan Rus' from 980 to 1015.Vladimir's father was prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty. After the death of his father in 972, Vladimir, who was then prince of Novgorod, had consolidated the Kievan realm from modern-day Ukraine to the Baltic Sea and had solidified the frontiers against incursions of Bulgarian, Baltic, and Eastern nomads. Originally a follower of Slavic paganism, Vladimir converted to Christianity in 988 and Christianized the Kievan Rus.In 988, having taken the town of Chersonesos in Crimea, he boldly negotiated for the hand of emperor Basil II's sister, Anna. Never before had a Byzantine imperial princess, and one "born in the purple" at that, married a barbarian. V