Russia 1714 3 kopeks
This specimen was lot 4796 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,100 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSLAND, KAISERREICH, Peter I. der Große, 1682-1725. 1 Altin 1714, Moskau, Roter Münzhof. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (empire of Russia, Peter the Great, 1682-1725, altin of 1714, Moscow, Red mint. Very fine to extremely fine.)"
This denomination was struck irregularly 1704-18 and then no more were made until 1840. This type of 1713-14 is rare. This example has the denomination written "ΑΛЋΤЋІНЋ" (ALTINNIK) whereas the similar KM 145.3 has the denomination written ALTYN.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.70 g, 0.396 fine silver, this specimen 1.69 g.
Catalog reference: KM 145.2; Bitkin 1213 (R1); Diakov 465 (R3).
- 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.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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