Russia (1709)-BK kopek

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 43317

This specimen was lot 43317 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Kopek, ND (1709)-BK. Peter I. NGC AU Details--Environmental Damage. From the Sigma Collection." This type was struck n Moscow 1704-18 and is fairly common in low grade. It has a Cyrillic date. Another copper kopek exists for 1709 (KM 118) with the Moscow mint mark.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.53 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM-117.1.

Source:

• Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part I (1699-1740), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
• Brekke, B. F., The Copper Coinage of Imperial Russia, 1700-1917, New York, Galerie des Monnaies, 1977, with 1987 supplement.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• (1708)-МД kopek, Kadashevsky Mint
• (1709)-БК grivna
• (1710)-МД kopek, Kadashevsky Mint
• (1713) denga
• (1713)-МД copper kopek
• (1713) copper kopek
• Coins and currency dated 1709