Russia 1765-SP 5 rubles Fr-130a
This specimen was lot 3866 in Künker sale 385 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,197 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSLAND, KAISERREICH, Katharina II. 1762-1796. 5 Rubel 1765, St. Petersburg. GOLD. R Henkelspur, schön-sehr schön. (empire of Russia, Catherine II, 1762-96, five rubles of 1765, St. Petersburg mint. Rare, mount mark, fine to very fine.)"
Catherine the Great began life as an obscure German princess but became czarina after the murder of her husband. This five rubles, tho less rare than those of Elizabeth, is still plenty expensive. It is listed for 1764-65.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, .192 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM C78.2a; Bitkin 57 (R); Diakov 79 (R2); Fr-130a.
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 385: Absolutismus, Aufklärung und Französische Revolution im Spiegel von Münzen und Medaillen - Die Sammlung Bader. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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