CNG 102, Lot: 1364. Estimate $300. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Nikolai I Pavlovich. 1825-1855. AV 5 Roubles (23mm, 6.56 g, 12h). Sankt-Peterburg (St. Petersburg) mint; Alexei Chadov, mintmaster. Dated 1841 СПБ. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle; А-Ч flanking tail / Value, date, and mintmark across field. Edge: Incuse \\\\\. Bitkin 18; KM (C) 175.1; Friedberg 154. Good VF, hint of deposits in devices, struck with worn dies, a couple of minor die breaks on reverse, circulation marks.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.