433, Lot: 593. Estimate $100. Sold for $210. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

RUSSIA, Empire. Ekaterina II Velikaya (the Great). 1762-1796. CU 5 Kopeks (42mm, 52.57 g, 12h). Ekaterinburg mint. Dated 1768/7 EM. Crowned script IЄ II monogram within laurel and palm wreath; crown above; date across field / Crowned double-headed imperial eagle facing with wings displayed, holding scepter and orb, coat-of-arms of Moskva framed by Order of St. Andrei Первозванного (the First Called) on breast; crown above; Е м flanking tail; value on banner below. Edge; cross hatched. Cf. Diakov 216; cf. Bitkin 614; cf. Uzdenikov 2703; cf. Brekke 223 (all refs for type without underdate). VF, brown surfaces. Clear underdate.