CNG 85, Lot: 1421. Estimate $200. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Tsars of Russia. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. Æ 5 Kopecks (45mm, 51.51 g, 12h). Suzun mint. Dated 1785. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle, holding scepter and orb, with shield of St. George on breasts; crown above; mintmark across field; value in banner below / Crowned large royal monogram; date across field; all within laurel and palm wreath. Edge: grained left. Diakov 518; Bitkin 789; Brekke 256. Good VF, olive-brown patina with traces of olive-green deposits.