Russia 1724 2 rubles Fr-91
This specimen was lot 30576 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $12,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Penultimate Date for the Coinage of Peter the Great RUSSIA. 2 Rubles, 1724. Moscow (Red) Mint. Peter I (the Great). PCGS Genuine--Polished, AU Details. Variety with no cross beam on sleeve. There are some contact marks in the fields and a few on the bust, mostly subdued by an old polishing. Nevertheless, a VERY RARE and seldom offered piece from late in the rule of Peter the Great, and from the same year in which he had his wife, Empress Catherine I, crowned as co-ruler." This rare type was struck 1722-25 and most survivors are in poor condition. This denomination was struck sporadically until the reign of Catherine the Great.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.10 g, 0.781 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-91; KM-158.6; Bit-163.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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