Triton XIV, Lot: 1442. Estimate $2000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Tsars of Russia. Petr I Alexeyevich Velikiy (Peter the Great). 1682-1725. AR Ruble (42mm, 29.04 g, 12h). Red mint. Dated 1705 (OCS date). ЦРЬ ПЕТР[Ъ АЛE]ξІЕВИЧЪ ВСЕ(early Cyrillic Я) РОСІИ ПОВЕЛІТЕЉ, armored bust right / МАНЕТА ДОБРА(early Cyrillic Я) ЦЕНА Р(ОУ)БЛЬ (year symbol) AΨE (OCS date), crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb; imperial crown above. Edge: plain (for type), but with traces of legend. Diakov 4 (same dies as illustrated coin); Bitkin 801; cf. Severin 181(same obv. die as illustrated coin); Uzdenikov 484. VF, toned, area of flat-strike. Overstruck on uncertain undertype. Rare.

From the HLT Collection.