Russia 1710 ruble Dav-1648
This specimen was lot 4489 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €16,000 (about US$20,669 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"KAISERREICH Peter I. der Große, 1682-1725. Rubel 1710, Moskau, Münzhof Kadashevsky. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit Lorbeerkranz und umgelegtem Mantel, am Armabschnitt die Signatur H//Gekrönter Doppeladler mit Zepter und Reichsapfel in den Fängen, oben Krone. RR Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, sehr schön. (empire of Russia, Peter I the Great, 1682-1725, ruble of 1710, Kadashevsky mint. Obverse: armored, mantled and laureate bust right, engraver's initial below; reverse: crowned double headed eagle with scepter and orb in its claws. Rare edge defects, very fine.)"
This rare type is among the first crowns of Russia.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.5 g, .802 fine silver, this specimen 28,84 g.
Catalog reference: Diakov 332 (R2), Bitkin 192 (R); KM-130.3; Dav-1648.
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
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