Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1612. Estimate $5000.
Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008.
Sold For $24000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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RUSSIA, Tsars of Russia. Nikolai II Aleksandrovich. 1894-1917. AR Rouble (19.97 g, 12h). Unveiling of the Monumenta Imperatoru Aleksandru II in Moskva issue. Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg) mint; Apollon Grasgov, mintmaster. Dated 1898. AЛEKCAHДPЪ II ИMПEPATOPЪ И CAMOДEPЖEЦЬ BCEPOCCIЙCKIЙ/POДИЛCЯ 17 AПPҌЛЯ 1818 ГOДA CKOHЧAЛCЯ 1 MAPTA 1881 ГOДA, head of Aleksandr II Nikolaevich left; A.Г. at truncation of neck / ИMПEPATOPOMЪ AЛEKCAHДPOMБ III ИMПEPATOPOMЪ HИKOЛAEMЬ II/ЗAЛOЖEHЪ BЪ1893 ГOЛУ OTKPЫTЪ BЪ1898 ГOЛУ, PУБЛЬ./BЪ KPEMЛҌ MOCKOBCKOMЪ in two lines in exergue, statue of Aleksandr II Nikolaevich standing facing on pedestal within arched tetrastyle baldachino supporting high gabled roof surmounted by imperial double-headed eagle; three-sided peristyle around with similar, smaller structure at each end, A Г at each end of base. On edge: ЧИCTAГO CEPEБPA 4 ЗOЛOTHИKA 21 ДOЛEЙ (A•Г). Bitkin 323; Severin 4055; Uzdenikov 4198. NGC photo graded PF 65, wonderful original patina and beautiful surfaces grace this great type coin. Extremely rare gem proof.
Purchased from M. L. Teller, September 1981.
