Russia 1727 2 rubles Fr-104

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Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 54300
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This specimen was lot 54300 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $114,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Gold 2 Rubles, 1727. Moscow (Red) Mint. Peter II. NGC AU-53. Mintage: A VERY RARE offering from one of the two brief reigns following the very lengthy one of Peter "the Great," this gold denomination displays some minor wear and evidence of a period spent in circulation, but nevertheless remains enchantingly original and without issue. A solid portrait of the czar graces the obverse, with a well-defined figure of St. Andrew standing defiantly upon the reverse. A hue of deeper toning highlighted by cabernet and burnt sienna augments the fields and devices throughout, adding even more charm to this exceptional specimen. From the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection." This type was struck 1727-28 with and without a hair tie. It would pass for a ducat were it not debased. There are also two rubles of Catherine I for 1727.

Recorded mintage: 11,728.

Specification: 3.47 g, 0.781 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-104; KM-184; Bit-10.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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