Georgia AH 1202 1/2 bisti
This specimen was lot 1110 in Sincona sale 93 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,941 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSLAND Kaiserreich und Föderation, Catherine II. 1762-1796, 1/2 Bisti 1202 AH (1787/1788), Tiflis Mint. Selten. Sehr schön, Rare, Very Fine."
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. One abazi = ten bisti = forty puli. This denomination is not mentioned in the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, 9.19 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Bitkin 4 (R1).
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 93: Russian Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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