Russia 1802-SP AI 10 rubles
This specimen was lot 630 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €34,000 (about US$44,108 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSLAND, KAISERREICH, Alexander I. 1801-1825. 10 Rubel 1802, St. Petersburg. Vier gekrönte Wappen ins Kreuz gestellt, in der Mitte Adlerschild//Vier Zeilen Schrift, darunter Münzstättenangabe, oben Krone, zu den Seiten Lorbeer- und Eichenzweig. GOLD. RR Kl. Schrötlingsfehler, sehr schön. (empire of Russia, Alexander I, 1801-25, ten rubles of 1802, St. Petersburg mint. obverse: four crowned arms arranged in a cross around an eagle shield; reverse: Four line inscription with mintmark, crown above, laurel and oak branches around. Very rare, minor planchet defects, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1802-05 in small numbers and few survive today. The denomination was not used again until the 1880's.
Recorded mintage: 74,000 (with and without initials АИ).
Specification: 12.17 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 12.17 g.
Catalog reference: KM C133, Bitkin 2 (R1); Fr-146; Schl. 7.1.
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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