Russia 1737 ruble Dav-1673
This specimen was lot 24504 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Ruble, 1737. Kadashevsky (Moscow) Mint. Anna. ANACS EF-45 Details--Corroded, Cleaned. Variety with 9 pearls in hair and brooch on chest. A gunmetal gray specimen with some noted issues, but otherwise pleasing and emanating from the later years of the decade-long reign of Anna." Two types are noted for 1737; the other (Dav-1674) has a larger bust of the empress and the date above the eagle. Both are scarce. Collecting Russian coins is made more confusing by the plethora of competing catalog numbering systems.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 25.85 g, .802 fine silver, 0.666 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Dav-1673; KM-197; Bit-135.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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.
- Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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