Altyn

Altyn (Russian алты́н, also алты́нник) is a historical Russian currency (symbol: ). The name seems similar to Tatar altın, (алтын) meaning "gold", but this interpretation contradicts its more recent Russian history as a small three kopek silver, then copper, coin. Igor Spassky, a Russian coin collector, proposed a different hypothesis: according to him, the name was derived from the Tatar altı, (алты) meaning "six", since 1 altyn was equal to 6 dengas.