Georgia 1820-AT abazi

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 21523

This specimen was lot 21523 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Georgia. Abazi, 1820-AT. NGC AU-55. Well struck with bright metallic coloring and no major surfaces marks. Easily the finest example we've seen of this date and the highest graded example by NGC as well." This type is listed for 1804-31 along with a half abaz and a double abazi.

Recorded mintage: 12,000.

Specification: 3.15 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-74.

Source:

• Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

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