Russia 1723 2 rubles Fr-91
This specimen was lot 1162 in Jean Elsen sale 113 (Brussels, June 2012) where it sold for €17,000 (about US$25,436 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[2] noted,
"RUSSIE, Pierre le Grand (1689-1725), AV 2 roubles, 1723, Moscou. Droit : B. l., drapé et cuirassé à droite. Une palme sur la poitrine. Revers : Saint André debout de face, tenant sa croix. Très Rare. Léger défaut de flan sur la tranche. Superbe. (Russia, Peter the Great (1689-1725), gold two rubles of 1723, Moscow mint. Obverse: armored, laureate bust to right, palm below; reverse: St. Andrew standing, bearing a cross. Very rare, edge flaw, extremely fine.)"
This type is listed for 1718 and 1720-25 and is rare.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.1 g, .781 fine gold, 1.03 troy AGW, this specimen 4,09 g.
Catalog reference: Bitkin, 151; Uzd., 36; Fr-91, KM 158.6.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 113, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
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