CNG 99, Lot: 1166. Estimate $1000. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. AR Medal (38.3mm, 22.41 g, 12h). For Bravery on Finnish Waters (Battle of Rochensalm). By T. Ivanov. Dated 13 August 1789. Б · M · EKATEPИHA · II · IMП И ICAMOД · BCEPOCC ·, crowned and draped bust right / ЗА/ХРАБРОСТЬ/НА ВОДАХЪ/ФИНСКИХЪ/АВГУСТА 13./1789 ГОДА · (For bravery on Finnish waters August 13 1789) in six lines. Diakov, Medals, 217.2; Bitkin M1346. VF, lightly toned, some light scrapes and scratches, evidence of possibly having been placed in a bezel.