Georgia 1819-AT abazi
This specimen was lot 3075 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $570. The catalog description[1] noted, "GEORGIA: Russo-Georgian, 1804-1833, AR abazi, Tbilisi, 1819 A.T., issued under the authority of Alexander I (1804-1825): mint name between crown and leaves // denomination and date; lovely toning, VF." In the late eighteenth century, the kingdom of Georgia, which had once ruled most of the Caucasus mountains, had splintered. Russia had little difficulty vacuuming up the little pieces and by 1813 had extinguished all trace of independence. Persia and Turkey also had claims over the region but were defeated in several wars. This type was struck 1804-31 and was equal to 20 kopeks.
Recorded mintage: 10,000.
Specification: 3.15 g, 0.917 fine silver, 19 mm diameter, this specimen 3.09 g.
Catalog reference: KM-74, Bennett-1121.
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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