Russia 1707 ruble Dav-1645

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Künker sale 294, lot 5003

This specimen was lot 5003 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €8,500 (about US$11,456 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND, KAISERREICH, Peter I. der Große, 1682-1725. Rubel 1707, Moskau, Münzhof Kadashevsky. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit Lorbeerkranz und umgelegtem Mantel//Gekrönter Doppeladler mit Zepter und Reichsapfel in den Fängen, oben Krone. R Sehr schön. (empire of Russia, Peter the Great, 1682-1725, ruble of 1707, Moscow, Kadashevsky mint. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored bust right; reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with scepter and orb in claws. Scarce, very fine.)"

This rare type is among the first crowns of Russia. Davenport lists at least four other rubles for 1707.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 27.71 g.

Catalog reference: Bitkin 185 (R); Diakov 233 (R2), Dav-1645, KM 130.2.

Source:

  • Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part I (1699-1740), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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