Russia 1745-SP ruble Dav-1677
This specimen was lot 1439 in Jean Elsen sale 144 (Brussels, March 2020), where it sold for €170 (about US$224 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSIE, Elisabeth (1741-1761), AR rouble, 1745CΠb, Saint-Pétersbourg. D/ B. à d. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Griffes. presque Très Beau. (empire of Russia, Elizabeth, 1741-61, silver ruble of 1745, St. Petersburg mint. Obverse: bust right; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Scratches, about Very Fine.)"
This type was issued from St. Petersburg (shown here) and Moscow 1742-51 and is fairly common tho not cheap. It does not come with assayers' initials.
Recorded mintage: 427,000.
Specification: 25.85 g, 0.802 fine silver, this specimen 25,83 g.
Catalog reference: KM C19b.4, Dav-1677, Bitkin 259; Uzd. 795.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 144, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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