Russia 1714 5 kopeks

Sincona sale 19, lot 67

This specimen was lot 67 in Sincona sale 19 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 28,000 (about US$35,089 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1]Shiryakov noted, "5 Kopecks 1714, Red Mint. Very rare. 30 roubles according to Petrov!! Minor planchet defects. About extremely fine." This billon five kopeks of 1713-14 is mentioned but not priced in the SCWC. The five kopeks in copper and in silver was a workhorse denomination and was struck in large numbers from multiple mints, especially after 1758.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.83 g, .396 fine silver, this specimen 2.43 g.

Catalog reference: KM-146, Bitkin 1151 (R2). Severin 316. GM 78.12. Diakov 454 (R3).

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.
• ^[1]Shiryakov, I. V., and Jürg Richter, The Sincona Collection, Part 3 and Russian Coins & Medals from Other Properties, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2014.

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