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| − | This specimen was lot 1162 in Jean Elsen sale 113 (Brussels, June 2012) where it sold for €17,000 (about $25,436 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RUSSIE, Pierre le Grand (1689-1725), AV 2 roubles, 1723, Moscou. Droit : B. l., drapé et cuirassé à droite. Une palme sur la poitrine. Revers : Saint André debout de face, tenant sa croix. Très Rare. Léger défaut de flan sur la tranche. Superbe.'' (Russia, Peter the Great (1689-1725), gold two rubles of 1723, Moscow mint. Obverse: armored, laureate bust to right, palm below; reverse: St. Andrew standing, bearing a cross. Very rare, edge flaw, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is listed for 1718 and 1720-25 and is rare. | + | This specimen was lot 1162 in Jean Elsen sale 113 (Brussels, June 2012) where it sold for €17,000 (about US$25,436 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RUSSIE, Pierre le Grand (1689-1725), AV 2 roubles, 1723, Moscou. Droit : B. l., drapé et cuirassé à droite. Une palme sur la poitrine. Revers : Saint André debout de face, tenant sa croix. Très Rare. Léger défaut de flan sur la tranche. Superbe.'' (Russia, Peter the Great (1689-1725), gold two rubles of 1723, Moscow mint. Obverse: armored, laureate bust to right, palm below; reverse: St. Andrew standing, bearing a cross. Very rare, edge flaw, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is listed for 1718 and 1720-25 and is rare. |
''Reported Mintage:'' unknown. | ''Reported Mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 13:28, 15 September 2021
This specimen was lot 1162 in Jean Elsen sale 113 (Brussels, June 2012) where it sold for €17,000 (about US$25,436 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[2] noted,
"RUSSIE, Pierre le Grand (1689-1725), AV 2 roubles, 1723, Moscou. Droit : B. l., drapé et cuirassé à droite. Une palme sur la poitrine. Revers : Saint André debout de face, tenant sa croix. Très Rare. Léger défaut de flan sur la tranche. Superbe. (Russia, Peter the Great (1689-1725), gold two rubles of 1723, Moscow mint. Obverse: armored, laureate bust to right, palm below; reverse: St. Andrew standing, bearing a cross. Very rare, edge flaw, extremely fine.)"
This type is listed for 1718 and 1720-25 and is rare.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.1 g, .781 fine gold, 1.03 troy AGW, this specimen 4,09 g.
Catalog reference: Bitkin, 151; Uzd., 36; Fr-91, KM 158.6.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 113, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
Link to:
- 1722 2 rubles
- 1723 ruble
- 1726 2 rubles
- Coins and currency dated 1723
- return to coins of Russia