400, Lot: 762. Estimate $100. Sold for $155. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. CU 5 Kopecks (41mm, 46.31 g, 12h). Ekaterinburg mint. Dated 1780 EM. Crowned double-headed imperial eagle, holding scepter and orb, with shield of St. George on breasts; crown above; mintmark across field; value in banner below / Crowned monogram within wreath. Diakov 410; Bitkin 631. Good VF, brown surfaces, minor roughness.

From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor.