Triton XV, Lot: 1812. Estimate $2000. Sold for $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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RUSSIA, Empire. Aleksandr I Pavlovich. 1801-1825. Pattern CU ‘Rubl’ (41mm, 25.91 g, 12h). Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1804. ALEXANDER I · D : G · IMP · AVTOCR · RVSSOR ·, draped bust right in military attire, wearing Star of the Order of St. Andrei / Greek cross; 18 04 in exergue. Bitkin Ж925; Uzdenikov p. 655, 3; Diakov 293.1; KM Pn65. In NGC encapsulation graded PF 64 BN, attractive chocolate brown surfaces. Includes original shell casings, with inscription “Impression of proposed new [ ... ] Dies.” Rare and interesting.