CNG 87, Lot: 1952. Estimate $500. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Yelizaveta Petrovna (Elizabeth). 1741-1762. AR Rubl (42mm, 25.59 g, 11h). Moskva (Moscow) mint. Dated 1742. Crowned and draped bust right / Crowned double-headed eagle facing, with wings spread, holding scepter and orb; on breast, coat-of-arms within Collar of the Order of St. Andrei; crown above. Diakov 18 (same dies as coin illustrated); Bitkin 107; Uzdenikov 773; Davenport 1678; KM (C) 19.1. VF, once cleaned, now retoning.

From the HLT Collection.