Russia 1708 tynf

Heritage sale 3040, lot 30415

This specimen was lot 30415 in Heritage sale 3040 (Chicago, April 2015), where it sold for $15,275. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Peter I Tynf 1708 AU58 PCGS, Red mint, Obv. Laureate and armored bust of Peter I right. Rev. Crowned double-headed Imperial eagle with date. Considerable remaining luster, with several noticeable die cracks. A very rare type, especially in this near-mint condition." This enigmatic issue of 1707-09 does not fit in the regular Russian coinage system (100 kopeks = one ruble) as it weighed about 9/40 of a ruble. It may have been intended to compete with Polish tympf.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.4 g, silver.

Catalog reference: Bitkin-3853 (R1), Diakov-304, (R2), Petrov 3 (12 Rub). KM 127.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.

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