Russia (1718)-L kopek

Ponterio sale 177, lot 35253

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 35253 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $846. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Kopek, 1718. Peter I (The Great) (1699-1725). Toned. CHOICE VERY FINE. From the Demarete Collection." In the days of Peter the Great, kopeks were struck in billon (shown here) as well as copper (KM 142 and KM 143). One hundred kopeks make a ruble. This type is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.57 g, .396 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-153; Bit-1285; Dia-13.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.

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